Publication of representations
36.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Scottish Ministers shall, within a period of twenty eight days after granting consent to or rejecting an application for the release of genetically modified organisms, make available to the public by whatever means they shall consider appropriate details of where, when and how copies of representations received may be inspected.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not require copies of representations to be made publicly available where they contain confidential information and the person making the representation has asked the Scottish Ministers to treat that information as confidential.