Activities governed by the Act
I14 Prohibitions in connection with gametes.
1
No person shall—
a
store any gametes, or
F1b
in the course of providing treatment services for any woman, use—
i
any sperm, other than partner-donated sperm which has been neither processed nor stored,
ii
the woman's eggs after processing or storage, or
iii
the eggs of any other woman,F3...
F3c
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except in pursuance of a licence.
F21A
No person shall procure, test, process or distribute any gametes intended for human application except in pursuance of a licence or a third party agreement.
2
A licence cannot authorise storing or using gametes in any circumstances in which regulations prohibit their storage or use.
3
No person shall place sperm and eggs in a woman in any circumstances specified in regulations except in pursuance of a licence.
4
Regulations made by virtue of subsection (3) above may provide that, in relation to licences only to place sperm and eggs in a woman in such circumstances, sections 12 to 22 of this Act shall have effect with such modifications as may be specified in the regulations.
5
Activities regulated by this section or section 3 F4or 4A of this Act are referred to in this Act as “activities governed by this Act”.