14. Where the National Assembly for Wales has received an application for consent to release genetically modified organisms before 31st December 2002 pursuant to the 1992 Regulations and has not yet determined the application—
(a)the application shall be subject to the provisions of these Regulations;
(b)the applicant shall submit to the National Assembly for Wales such further information, additional to that already provided in connection with the application, as is necessary in order to comply with the requirements of these Regulations by 17th January 2003;
(c)the application shall be treated as having been sent to the National Assembly for Wales for the purposes of regulations 13(1) and (4) and as having been received by the National Assembly for Wales for the purpose of regulation 21 on submission of the information required by paragraph (b); and
(d)if the information required by paragraph (b) has not been submitted by 17th January 2003, the National Assembly for Wales may refuse to proceed with the application.