Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)

Principal terms used U.K.

[F1 1A Reference to Directives U.K.

In this Act—

• “the first Directive” means Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells,

• “the second Directive” means Commission Directive 2006/17/EC of 8 February 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards certain technical requirements for the donation, procurement and testing of human tissues and cells, [F2 as amended by Commission Directive 2012/39/EU,] F3 ...

• [F4 “the third Directive” means—

  (a)

  in the application of this Act in relation to Great Britain, Commission Directive 2006/86/EC of 24 October 2006 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards traceability requirements, notification of serious adverse reactions and events and certain technical requirements for the coding, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (“the 2006 Directive”), as it had effect immediately before 29 April 2015 (which is the date on which the amendments made by Commission Directive 2015/565/EU came into force), and

  (b)

  in the application of this Act in relation to Northern Ireland, the 2006 Directive as amended by Commission Directive 2015/565/EU,]

• “the fourth Directive” means Commission Directive 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards the procedures for verifying the equivalent standards of quality and safety of imported tissues and cells.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1A 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, 5

F2 Words in s. 1A inserted (15.12.2014) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2884), regs. 1, 2

F3 Word in s. 1A omitted (6.3.2018 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by virtue of The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/334), regs. 1(3), 3(2)(a)

F4 Words in s. 1A substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/482, reg. 2(2) (as substituted by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1307), regs. 1, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)