Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/cy/ukpga/1990/37/crossheading/activities-governed-by-the-act
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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990, Cross Heading: Activities governed by the Act.
Activities governed by the ActE+W+S+N.I.
3 Prohibitions in connection with embryos.E+W+S+N.I.
[F1(1)No person shall bring about the creation of an embryo except in pursuance of a licence.
(1A)No person shall keep or use an embryo except—
(a)in pursuance of a licence, or
(i)the keeping, without storage, of an embryo intended for human application, or
(ii)the processing, without storage, of such an embryo,
in pursuance of a third party agreement.
(1B)No person shall procure or distribute an embryo intended for human application except in pursuance of a licence or a third party agreement.]
[F2(2)No person shall place in a woman—
(b)any gametes other than permitted eggs or permitted sperm (as so defined).]
(3)A licence cannot authorise—
(a)keeping or using an embryo after the appearance of the primitive streak,
(b)placing an embryo in any animal, [F3 or]
(c)keeping or using an embryo in any circumstances in which regulations prohibit its keeping or use, F4...
(4)For the purposes of subsection (3)(a) above, the primitive streak is to be taken to have appeared in an embryo not later than the end of the period of 14 days beginning with [F5the day on which the process of creating the embryo began], not counting any time during which the embryo is stored.
F1S. 3(1)-(1B) substituted (25.5.2007 for certain purposes, otherwise 5.7.2007) for s. 3(1) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1522), regs. 1, 8
F2S. 3(2) substituted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 3(2), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
F3Word in s. 3(3)(b) inserted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 3(3)(a), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
F4S. 3(3)(d) and preceding word repealed (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 3(3)(b), 68(2), Sch. 8 Pt. 1; S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
F5Words in s. 3(4) substituted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 3(4), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
I1S. 3 wholly in force at 1.8.1991 see s. 49(2) and S.I. 1991/1400, art. 2(2)
[F63ZAPermitted eggs, permitted sperm and permitted embryosE+W+S+N.I.
F6S. 3ZA inserted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 3(5), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
[F73A Prohibition in connection with germ cells.E+W+S+N.I.
(1)No person shall, for the purpose of providing fertility services for any woman, use female germ cells taken or derived from an embryo or a foetus or use embryos created by using such cells.
“female germ cells” means cells of the female germ line and includes such cells at any stage of maturity and accordingly includes eggs; and
“fertility services” means medical, surgical or obstetric services provided for the purpose of assisting women to carry children.]
F7S. 3A inserted (10.4.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 156(2); S.I. 1995/721, art. 2, Sch.
4 Prohibitions in connection with gametes.E+W+S+N.I.
[F8(b)in the course of providing treatment services for any woman, use—
(i)any sperm, other than partner-donated sperm which has been neither processed nor stored,
(ii)the woman's eggs after processing or storage, or
(iii)the eggs of any other woman,] F9...
[F10(1A)No person shall procure, test, process or distribute any gametes intended for human application except in pursuance of a licence or a third party agreement.]
(5)Activities regulated by this section or section 3 [F11or 4A] of this Act are referred to in this Act as “activities governed by this Act”.
F8S. 4(1)(b) substituted (25.5.2007 for certain purposes, otherwise 5.7.2007) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1522), regs. 1, 9(2)
F9S. 4(1)(c) and word repealed (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 4(1)(a), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
F10S. 4(1A) inserted (25.5.2007 for certain purposes, otherwise 5.7.2007) by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1522), regs. 1, 9(3)
F11Words in s. 4(5) inserted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 4(1)(b), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)
I2S. 4 wholly in force at 1.8.1991 see s. 49(2) and S.I. 1991/1400, art. 2(2)
[F124AProhibitions in connection with genetic material not of human originE+W+S+N.I.
(1)No person shall place in a woman—
(12)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (11)(a) may make any amendment of subsection (7) that appears to the Secretary of State to be appropriate in consequence of any amendment of subsection (6).]
F12S. 4A inserted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 4(2), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(a)