The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Substitution of regulation 2(6)

7.  For regulation 2(6) substitute—

“(6) In section 8ZB(1) (duties of the Authority in relation to the application of the Single European Code)—

(a) for the heading substitute “Duties of the Authority in relation to the Single European Code: Northern Ireland”;

(b) in subsection (1), after “The Authority” insert “ in relation to Northern Ireland,”;

(c) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3) In relation to Northern Ireland, the Authority must take steps to enable the information specified in Annex VIII to be recorded in the EU Tissue Establishment Compendium in relation to each holder of a relevant licence.”;

(d) omit subsection (4);

(e) for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5) The Authority must take the steps mentioned in subsection (3) to enable the information mentioned in that subsection to be recorded before the end of the period of 10 working days beginning with the day on which the person becomes the holder of a relevant licence.”;

(f) in subsection (7), for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “The Authority must take steps to enable the information to be corrected or updated”;

(g) in subsection (11), for the definition of “relevant state” substitute—

““relevant state” means an EEA State,”.”.

(1)

Section 8ZB was inserted by S.I. 2018/334.