2(1)Paragraph 1 (licences for treatment) is amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)after paragraph (c) insert—
“(ca)using embryos for the purpose of training persons in embryo biopsy, embryo storage or other embryological techniques,”,
(b)in paragraph (d), omit the words from “or” onwards,
(c)in paragraph (e), for “embryo” substitute “ permitted embryo ”, and
(d)in paragraph (g), after “practices” insert “ , apart from practices falling within section 4A(2), ”.
(3)For sub-paragraph (4) substitute—
“(4)A licence under this paragraph cannot authorise altering the nuclear or mitochondrial DNA of a cell while it forms part of an embryo, except for the purpose of creating something that will by virtue of regulations under section 3ZA(5) be a permitted embryo.”
(4)After sub-paragraph (4) insert—
“(4A)A licence under this paragraph cannot authorise the use of embryos for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(ca) unless the Authority is satisfied that the proposed use of embryos is necessary for that purpose.”
(5)At the end insert—
“(6)In this paragraph, references to a permitted embryo are to be read in accordance with section 3ZA.”