Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Activities for which licences may be granted

Commencement Information

I1 Schedule 2 wholly in force at 1.8.1991 see s. 49(2) and S.I. 1991/1400, art. 2(2)

[F1 Licences for non-medical fertility services U.K.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 1A and cross-heading inserted (25.5.2007 for certain purposes, otherwise 5.7.2007) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1522), regs. 1, 29(b)

1A (1) A licence under this paragraph may authorise any of the following in the course of providing non-medical fertility services— U.K.

(a) procuring sperm, and

(b) distributing sperm.

[F2 (1A) A licence under this paragraph cannot authorise the procurement or distribution of sperm to which there has been applied any process designed to secure that any resulting child will be of one sex rather than the other.]

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a licence under this paragraph may be granted subject to such conditions as may be specified in the licence and may authorise the performance of any of the activities referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above in such manner as may be so specified.

(3) A licence under this paragraph shall be granted for such period not exceeding five years as may be specified in the licence.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2 para. 1A(1A) inserted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), s. 68(2), Sch. 2 para. 4; S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(v)