Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

15 Conditions of storage licences

(1) Section 14 of the 1990 Act (conditions of storage licences) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “authorising the storage of gametes or embryos” substitute “authorising the storage of gametes, embryos or human admixed embryos”,

(b) for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a) that gametes of a person shall be placed in storage only if—

(i) received from that person,

(ii) acquired in circumstances in which by virtue of paragraph 9 or 10 of Schedule 3 that person’s consent to the storage is not required, or

(iii) acquired from a person to whom a licence or third party agreement applies,

(aa) that an embryo taken from a woman shall be placed in storage only if—

(i) received from that woman, or

(ii) acquired from a person to whom a licence or third party agreement applies,

(ab) that an embryo the creation of which has been brought about in vitro otherwise than in pursuance of that licence shall be placed in storage only if acquired from a person to whom a licence or third party agreement applies,

(ac) that a human admixed embryo the creation of which has been brought about in vitro otherwise than in pursuance of that licence shall be placed in storage only if acquired from a person to whom a licence under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 applies,”,

(c) after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba) that human admixed embryos shall not be supplied to a person unless that person is a person to whom a licence applies,”, and

(d) in paragraph (c), for “or embryos” substitute “, embryos or human admixed embryos”.

(3) In subsection (4), for “five years” substitute “ten years”.

(4) After subsection (4) insert—

“(4A) The statutory storage period in respect of human admixed embryos is such period not exceeding ten years as the licence may specify.”

(5) In subsection (5)—

(a) for “or (4)” substitute “, (4) or (4A)”, and

(b) omit “or, as the case may be, five years”.