Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c. 22)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c. 22)
- Part 1 Amendments of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
- Principal terms used in the 1990 Act
- 1 Meaning of “embryo” and “gamete”
- 2 Meaning of “nuclear DNA”
- Activities governed by the 1990 Act
- 3 Prohibitions in connection with embryos
- 4 Prohibitions in connection with genetic material not of human origin
- The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
- 5 Membership of Authority: disqualification and tenure
- 6 Additional general functions of Authority
- 7 Duties in relation to carrying out its functions
- 8 Power to contract out functions etc.
- 9 Power to assist other public authorities
- 10 Power to delegate and establish committees
- Scope of licences
- 11 Activities that may be licensed
- Licence conditions
- 12 General conditions of licences
- 13 Consent to use or storage of gametes, embryos, human admixed embryos etc.
- 14 Conditions of licences for treatment
- 15 Conditions of storage licences
- Grant, revocation and suspension of licences
- 16 Grant of licence
- 17 The person responsible
- 18 Revocation and variation of licence
- 19 Procedure for refusal, variation or revocation of licence
- 20 Power to suspend licence
- 21 Reconsideration and appeals
- Directions and guidance
- 22 Directions
- 23 Code of practice
- Information
- 24 Register of information
- 25 Restrictions on disclosure of information
- Mitochondrial donation
- 26 Mitochondrial donation
- Miscellaneous
- 27 Fees
- 28 Inspection, entry, search and seizure
- 29 Offences under the 1990 Act
- 30 Regulations under the 1990 Act
- 31 Power to make consequential provision
- 32 Orders under the 1990 Act
- Part 2 Parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction
- Meaning of “mother”
- 33 Meaning of “mother”
- Application of sections 35 to 47
- 34 Application of sections 35 to 47
- Meaning of “father”
- 35 Woman married to , or civil partner of, a man at time of treatment
- 36 Treatment provided to woman where agreed fatherhood conditions apply
- 37 The agreed fatherhood conditions
- 38 Further provision relating to sections 35 and 36
- 39 Use of sperm, or transfer of embryo, after death of man providing sperm
- 40 Embryo transferred after death of male spouse, civil partner or intended parent who did not provide sperm
- 41 Persons not to be treated as father
- Cases in which woman to be other parent
- 42 Woman in civil partnership or marriage to a woman at time of treatment
- 43 Treatment provided to woman who agrees that second woman to be parent
- 44 The agreed female parenthood conditions
- 45 Further provision relating to sections 42 and 43
- 46 Embryo transferred after death of female spouse, civil partner or intended parent
- 47 Woman not to be other parent merely because of egg donation
- Effect of sections 33 to 47
- 48 Effect of sections 33 to 47
- References to parties to marriage or civil partnership
- 49 Meaning of references to parties to a marriage
- 50 Meaning of references to parties to a civil partnership
- Further provision about registration by virtue of section 39, 40 or 46
- 51 Meaning of “relevant register of births”
- 52 Late election by mother with consent of Registrar General
- Interpretation of references to father etc. where woman is other parent
- 53 Interpretation of references to father etc.
- Parental orders
- 54 Parental orders: two applicants
- 54A Parental orders: one applicant
- 55 Parental orders: supplementary provision
- Amendments of enactments
- 56 Amendments relating to parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction
- General
- 57 Repeals and transitional provision relating to Part 2
- 58 Interpretation of Part 2
- Part 3 Miscellaneous and General
- Miscellaneous
- 59 Surrogacy arrangements
- 60 Exclusion of embryos from definition of “organism” in Part 6 of the EPA 1990
- General
- 61 Orders and regulations: general provisions
- 62 Orders and regulations: parliamentary control
- 63 Meaning of “the 1990 Act”
- 64 Power to make consequential and transitional provision etc.
- 65 Minor and consequential amendments
- 66 Repeals and revocations
- 67 Extent
- 68 Commencement
- 69 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Amendments to Schedule 1 to the 1990 Act relating to membership of the Authority
- SCHEDULE 2 Activities that may be licensed under the 1990 Act
- Introductory
- Licences for treatment
- Embryo testing and sex selection
- Licences for non-medical fertility services
- Licences for storage
- Licences for research
- SCHEDULE 3 Consent to use or storage of gametes, embryos or human admixed embryos etc.
- Introductory
- General requirements as to consent
- Terms of consent
- Information to be given to a person giving consent
- Variation and withdrawal of consent
- Withdrawal of consent to storage: notification of interested persons
- Application of consent provisions to non-medical fertility services
- In vitro fertilisation and subsequent use of embryo
- Use of embryos obtained by lavage etc.
- Consents in relation to storage
- Creation, use and storage of human admixed embryos
- Cases where human cells etc. can be used without consent of person providing them
- Interpretation
- SCHEDULE 4 Schedule inserted in the 1990 Act as Schedule 3ZA
- SCHEDULE 5 Schedule inserted in the 1990 Act as Schedule 3B
- SCHEDULE 6 Amendments relating to parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction
- Part 1 General
- Population (Statistics) Act 1938 (c. 12)
- Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20)
- Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Special Provisions) Act 1957 (c. 58)
- Family Law Reform Act 1969 (c. 46)
- Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976 (c. 28)
- Legitimacy Act 1976 (c. 31)
- Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- Supreme Court Act 1981 (c. 54)
- British Nationality Act 1981 (c. 61)
- Family Law Act 1986 (c. 55)
- Family Law Reform Act 1987 (c. 42)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)
- Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
- Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27)
- Access to Justice Act 1999 (c. 22)
- Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)
- Part 2 Enactments relating only to Scotland
- Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37)
- Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965 (c. 49)
- Family Law (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 37)
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
- Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 39)
- Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4)
- Part 3 Enactments relating only to Northern Ireland
- Legitimacy Act (Northern Ireland) 1928 (c. 5 (N.I.))
- Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1041 (N.I. 14))
- Family Law Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I. 1977/1250 (N.I. 17))
- Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 (S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22))
- Child Support (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/2628 (N.I. 23))
- Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2))
- Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1071 (N.I. 6))
- SCHEDULE 7 Minor and consequential amendments
- Congenital Disabilities (Civil Liability) Act 1976 (c. 28)
- Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)
- Age of Legal Capacity (Scotland) Act 1991 (c. 50)
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
- Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 4)
- Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
- Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c. 9)
- SCHEDULE 8 Repeals and revocations
- Part 1 Repeals
- Part 2 Revocations
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