13Referral 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.