This page provides links to websites relating to the regulation of GM crop plants
Competent Authority for Deliberate Release to the Scottish Environment
CAP Reform Crops Policy Branch
Scottish Government, Agriculture and Food Division
D Spur
Saughton House
Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh EH11 3XD
Telephone: 0131 244 9499 or 9503
UK Lead Territorial Competant Authority for Deliberate Release
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
GM Team
Area 8A, Millbank
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
Tel: 020 7238 2051 or 2054
Government GM web sites
Scottish Government – Genetic Modification
Defra GM (Genetic Modification) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Government Advisory committees
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification (ACGM)
ACGM Compendium of Guidance
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP)
Human Genetics Commission (HGC)
Other public bodies/Agencies
Food Standards Agency, Scotland (FSA)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Fera GM Inspectorate (the English GM Inspectorate at Fera HQ, York)
Legislation
Directive 2001/18/EC the European directive covering GM releases to the environment
The Environmental Protection Act (1990)
The Genetically Modified organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2000
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
The Genetically Modified (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002
International bodies
ENGL European Network of GM Laboratories
ISTA GMO Proficiency Tests (International Seed Testing Association)
