SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Activities that may be licensed under the 1990 Act
Licences for treatment
2
1
Paragraph 1 (licences for treatment) is amended as follows.
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.