SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 17U.K.Storage of gametes and embryos

17(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“(8)P’s consent to the storage of the gametes is to be taken as having been withdrawn at the beginning of 1 July 2024 if—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).”;

(e)in sub-paragraphs (9) and (10), references to the end of the renewal period were to 1 July 2024.

Commencement Information