Part 2: Precision Bred Organisms, Release, Marketing, and Risk Assessments Relevant animals: precision bred animal marketing authorisation 12: Report by welfare advisory body
This section refers to the report by the welfare advisory body.
	Subsection (1) explains that this section applies where the Secretary of State refers a precision bred animal marketing authorisation to the welfare advisory body.
	Subsection (2)(a) to (c) outlines what must be included in the report from the welfare advisory body to the Secretary of State and that the report must be provided within a set timeframe.
	Subsection (3) explains that the timeframe for the reporting period will be set out in regulations, and that it will begin on the day the application is referred to the welfare advisory body.
	Subsection (4) enables the welfare advisory body to request further information from a person submitting an application under an ‘information notice’ before the end of the reporting period set out in subsection (3).
	Subsection (5) sets out that the advisory body’s report to the Secretary of State must be accompanied by any information that the body was provided with after issuing an information notice.
	Subsection (6) confirms that subsections (2) and (3) are subject to regulations under section 23 on Advisory bodies and time limits.
	Subsection (7) specifies that regulations made under this section are subject to the negative procedure.