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.