Information

31F1Register of information

1

The Authority shall keep a register which is to contain any information which falls within subsection (2) and which—

a

immediately before the coming into force of section 24 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, was contained in the register kept under this section by the Authority, or

b

is obtained by the Authority.

2

Subject to subsection (3), information falls within this subsection if it relates to—

a

the provision for any identifiable individual of treatment services other than basic partner treatment services,

b

the procurement or distribution of any sperm, other than sperm which is partner-donated sperm and has not been stored, in the course of providing non-medical fertility services for any identifiable individual,

c

the keeping of the gametes of any identifiable individual or of an embryo taken from any identifiable woman,

d

the use of the gametes of any identifiable individual other than their use for the purpose of basic partner treatment services, or

e

the use of an embryo taken from any identifiable woman,

or if it shows that any identifiable individual is a relevant individual.

3

Information does not fall within subsection (2) if it is provided to the Authority for the purposes of any voluntary contact register as defined by section 31ZF(1).

4

In this section “relevant individual” means an individual who was or may have been born in consequence of—

a

treatment services, other than basic partner treatment services, or

b

the procurement or distribution of any sperm (other than partner-donated sperm which has not been stored) in the course of providing non-medical fertility services.