Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 575 (C. 26)
Environmental Protection, England
Food, England
The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025
Made
13th May 2025
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 48(3), (4) and (6) of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023(1).
Citation and extent
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Commencement of provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 in respect of precision bred plants
2.—(1) The provisions of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 listed in the following paragraphs come into force on 13th November 2025 for all remaining purposes in so far as they relate to precision bred organisms which are precision bred plants(2).
(2) In Part 2 (precision bred organisms: release, marketing and risk assessment)—
(a)sections 3 to 9;
(b)section 16, except subsection (3)(c) and (d);
(c)section 17;
(d)section 18, except subsection (1)(f), (g) and (h);
(e)sections 19 to 21;
(f)section 22(1) and (2);
(g)sections 23 and 24.
(3) In Part 3 (food and feed produced from precision bred organisms), sections 26 to 30.
(4) In Part 4 (enforcement), sections 31 to 38.
(5) In Part 5 (general), sections 40 and 41.
Daniel Zeichner
Minister of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
13th May 2025
See sections 1 and 2 of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for the meaning given to “precision bred organism” and “precision bred plant”.