Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37)

Principal terms used U.K.

[F1 2B Meaning of “importing licensee”, “third country premises” etc U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Act.

(2) “Importing licensee” means a person—

(a) to whom a licence applies, and

(b) who is authorised by directions under section 24(4) to import qualifying gametes or embryos F2 ... from a third country.

(3) “Qualifying gametes or embryos” means gametes or embryos intended for human application.

[F3 (4) “Third country” means—

(a) in relation to the import of qualifying gametes or embryos into, or the export of qualifying gametes or embryos from, Great Britain, a country other than the United Kingdom,

(b) in relation to the import of qualifying gametes or embryos into Northern Ireland, a country other than Northern Ireland or an EEA state, and

(c) in relation to the export of qualifying gametes or embryos from Northern Ireland, a country other than the United Kingdom or an EEA state.

(5) Premises are “third country premises” if—

(a) in relation to Great Britain—

(i) they are in a country other than the United Kingdom, and

(ii) they are premises in or from which a third country supplier, or a person providing services to a third country supplier, procures, tests, processes, stores, distributes or exports qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Great Britain, and

(b) in relation to Northern Ireland—

(i) they are in a country other than Northern Ireland or an EEA state, and

(ii) they are premises in or from which a third country supplier, or a person providing services to a third country supplier, procures, tests, processes, stores, distributes or exports qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Northern Ireland.

(6) “Third country supplier” means—

(a) in relation to qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Great Britain, a person in a country other than the United Kingdom who has an agreement with an importing licensee for exporting such gametes or embryos into Great Britain, and

(b) in relation to qualifying gametes or embryos intended for import into Northern Ireland, a person in a country other than Northern Ireland or an EEA state who has an agreement with an importing licensee for exporting such gametes or embryos into Northern Ireland.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 2B inserted (6.3.2018 for specified purposes, 1.4.2018 in so far as not already in force) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/334), regs. 1(3), 3(4)

F2 Words in s. 2B(2)(b) omitted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/482, reg. 2(5) (as substituted by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1307), regs. 1, 6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 S. 2B(4)-(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/482, reg. 2(5) (as substituted by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1307), regs. 1, 6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)