This Notice of Amendment is issued pursuant to section 7 (1) of the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology Act 1990.
It amends the Government's Policies and Procedures for its Research, Science and Technology Investments: "Blueprint for Change" published in a supplement to the New Zealand Gazette on 4 June 1999, No. 65, page 1499 ("the Original Notice").
The Original Notice remains in full force and effect.
Government policy: Genetic Modification Moratorium
Government will be negotiating a voluntary moratorium
on all applications for release and (with limited exceptions) field testing of genetically modified organisms ("the moratorium").
Annex 1 contains the terms of the moratorium.
It is Government policy that all publicly funded research must comply with the terms of the moratorium.
From the date of this Notice, all existing and new contracts that:
(a) purchase research, science and technology outputs; and
(b) are funded from Vote RS&T; and
(c) the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology is a party to;
must require the provider of the research, science and technology outputs to comply with the terms and process of the moratorium.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of April 2000.
PETE HODGSON, Minister of Research, Science and Technology.