Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill

Moved by

Lord Winston

1: Clause 1, page 1, leave lines 4 to 6 and insert—

“(1) In this Act “directed bred organism” means a directed bred plant or a directed bred animal.

(2) For the purposes of this Act an organism is “directed bred” if—”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment is to probe the appropriateness of the term “precision bred”.

Secondary information

Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 826 c463
Session: 2022-23
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Subjects: Disclosure of information Animal welfare Animal breeding Climate change Delegated legislation DNA Genetic engineering Diseases Environment Genetically modified organisms Food Intellectual property Horses Patents Pets Marketing Plants Scotland Standards Small businesses Regulation Safety Research Vaccination Sugar beet Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment Agricultural products UK trade with EU Impact assessments Fungi UK internal trade
Legislation: Environmental Protection Act 1990; Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill 2022-23
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk