13Referral of target application to Council

13 Referral of target application to Council

13 Referral of target application to Council

(1) Subject to subsection (2), where a target application is received by the Authority, the Authority shall refer the application to the Council for its consideration.

(2) The Authority is not required to refer to the Council a target application in respect of organisms of a particular kind if—

(a) other action to have them declared to be target organisms is being, or has been, taken under this Act, or

(b) action to have them declared to be organisms that may be controlled by biological means is being, or has been, taken under a relevant law.