SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 17Storage of gametes and embryos
PART 2Transitional provision
I117Renewals falling due in the transitional period
1
This paragraph applies in relation to the storage of gametes under a pre-commencement gamete storage licence in a case where—
a
paragraph 11A of Schedule 3 to the 1990 Act applies in relation to the storage, and
b
for the purposes of that paragraph, the first consent period (see paragraph 11B(1)(a) of that Schedule) ends in the transitional period.
2
Where this paragraph applies, paragraph 11A of Schedule 3 to the 1990 Act has effect in relation to that first consent period as if—
a
for sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) there were substituted—
2
The person keeping the gametes in storage (“K”) must request P to renew consent to storage of the gametes before 1 July 2024.
3
A request under sub-paragraph (2) must—
a
be given in writing before 1 July 2023;
b
state that if P does not renew consent before 1 July 2024, the gametes will be removed from storage and disposed of.
b
in sub-paragraph (5)(b), for “the start of the renewal period which relates to that consent period” there were substituted “1 July 2023”
;
c
sub-paragraph (7) were omitted;
d
for sub-paragraph (8) there were substituted—
8
P’s consent to the storage of the gametes is to be taken as having been withdrawn at the beginning of 1 July 2024 if—
a
K has complied with sub-paragraph (2), and
b
P’s consent is not renewed under sub-paragraph (6) before 1 July 2024.
But this is subject to sub-paragraphs (9) and (10).