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GENE TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000 - SECT 40

Person may apply for a licence
(1)
A person may apply to the Regulator for a licence authorising specified dealings with one or more specified GMOs by a person or persons.

(2)
The application must be in writing, and must contain:

(a)
such information as is prescribed by the regulations (if any); and

(b)
such information as is specified in writing by the Regulator.

(3)
The application must specify whether any of the dealings proposed to be authorised by the licence would involve the intentional release of a GMO into the environment.

(4)
The dealings in respect of which a person may apply for a licence may be:

(a)
all dealings with a GMO, or with a specified class of GMOs; or

(b)
a specified class of dealings with a GMO, or with a specified class of GMOs; or

(c)
one or more specified dealings with a GMO, or with a specified class of GMOs.

(5)
The applicant may apply for a licence authorising such dealings by:

(a)
a specified person or persons; or

(b)
a specified class of person; or

(c)
all persons.

(6)
The application must be accompanied by the application fee (if any) prescribed by the regulations.



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