Information

Register of information
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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.
Ss. 31-31ZG substituted for s. 31 (6.4.2009 for specified purposes, 1.10.2009 for remaining purposes) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 24, 68(2); S.I. 2009/479, art. 5(d)(h) (with art. 7 Sch.); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(k); for savings see S.I. 2009/1892, art. 1(1)(b), Sch. 4 para. 13