Population Screening Act (Wbo) or WMO: either/or

Research can be both population research (as covered by the Population Screening Act (Wbo)) and medical/scientific research (within the sense of the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act, WMO): the definitions of both legislations overlap. However, only one of the laws apply: in the case of research for which a license is needed the Population Screening Act (Wbo) Applies, and otherwise the WMO.

Population screening which does not require a license does not fall under the scope of the Population Screening Act (Wbo). However, if the screening concerns scientific research within the sense of the Medical Research Involving Human Subjects Act (WMO), then it must be reviewed on the basis of the WMO.

Research which is determined to be population screening on the grounds of the Population Screening Act (Wbo) and for which a license is required does not have to be reviewed on the basis of the WMO, whether or not it meets the two criteria of the WMO.