2001 No. 188
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001
Made
Coming into force
Whereas a draft of these Regulations has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred by section 45 of and paragraph 3(2) and (3) of Schedule 2 to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 19901, hereby makes the following Regulations:โ
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 31st January 2001.
2
In these Regulations โthe Actโ means the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990.
Further purposes for which research licences may be authorised2
1
The Authority may issue a licence for research under paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Act for any of the purposes specified in the following paragraph.
2
A licence may be issued for the purposes ofโ
a
increasing knowledge about the development of embryos;
b
increasing knowledge about serious disease, or
c
enabling any such knowledge to be applied in developing treatments for serious disease.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)