Principal terms used
2BF1Meaning of “importing licensee”, “third country premises” etc
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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.
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“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.
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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.