This page provides links to websites relating to the regulation of GM crop plants
Competent Authority for Deliberate Release to the Scottish Environment
SASA
Roddinglaw Road
Edinburgh
EH12 9FJ
GMInspectorate@sasa.gov.scot
Government GM web sites
Scottish Government – Genetic Modification
DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) information on GM releases and trials
Government Advisory committees
Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment (ACRE)
SACGM Compendium of Guidance
Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP)
Other public bodies/Agencies
Food Standards Scotland
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
APHA GM Inspectorate (the English GM Inspectorate)
Legislation
Directive 2001/18/EC the European directive covering GM releases to the environment and amendment 2018/350
Directive (EU) 2015/412 amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory
The Environmental Protection Act (1990)
The Genetically Modified (Deliberate Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2002
The Genetically Modified Organisms (Contained Use) Regulations 2014
International bodies
ENGL European Network of GM Laboratories
ISTA GMO Proficiency Tests (International Seed Testing Association)
GMOs authorised for Deliberate release in the EU for marketing and import
GMO Register
Application and consent process for research purposes in the UK
Genetically Modified Organisms: Applications and Consents
SASA