SCHEDULE 2 Activities that May be Licensed under the 1990 Act
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c 22) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 2 Activities that May be Licensed under the 1990 Act

Section 11

Introductory

1

Schedule 2 to the 1990 Act (activities for which licences may be granted) is amended as follows.

Licences for treatment

2

(1)     Paragraph 1 (licences for treatment) is amended as follows.

(2)     In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)     after paragraph (c) insert—

“(ca)     using embryos for the purpose of training persons in embryo biopsy, embryo storage or other embryological techniques,â€,

(b)     in paragraph (d), omit the words from “or†onwards,

(c)     in paragraph (e), for “embryo†substitute “permitted embryoâ€, and

(d)     in paragraph (g), after “practices†insert “, apart from practices falling within section 4A(2),â€.

(3)     For sub-paragraph (4) substitute—

“(4)     A licence under this paragraph cannot authorise altering the nuclear or mitochondrial DNA of a cell while it forms part of an embryo, except for the purpose of creating something that will by virtue of regulations under section 3ZA(5) be a permitted embryo.â€

(4)     After sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)     A licence under this paragraph cannot authorise the use of embryos for the purpose mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(ca) unless the Authority is satisfied that the proposed use of embryos is necessary

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