(Except clauses 4, 11, 14 and 23, Schedule 2, and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the termination of pregnancy by registered medical practitioners) - Schedule 3
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords]
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Amendments made: No. 66, in schedule 3, page 62, line 12, after ‘(b)’ insert ‘, (ba)’.
No. 67, in schedule 3, page 62, line 15, at end insert—
‘(3ZA) If the Authority is satisfied that the parental consent conditions in paragraph 15A are met in relation to the proposed use under a licence of the human cells of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years (“C”), the Authority may in the licence authorise the application of sub-paragraph (3ZB) in relation to C.
(3ZB) Where the licence authorises the application of this sub-paragraph, the effective consent of a person having parental responsibility for C—
(a) to the use of C’s human cells to bring about the creation of an embryo in vitro for use for the purposes of a project of research, or
(b) to the use for those purposes of an embryo in relation to which C is a relevant person by reason only of the use of C’s human cells,
is to be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) as the effective consent of C.
(3ZC) If C attains the age of 18 years or the condition in paragraph 15A(3) ceases to be met in relation to C, paragraph 4 has effect in relation to C as if any effective consent previously given under sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) by a person having parental responsibility for C had been given by C but, subject to that, sub-paragraph (3ZB) ceases to apply in relation to C.
(3ZD) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) have effect subject to paragraphs 15B and 15F.’.
No. 68, in schedule 3, page 62, line 16, leave out ‘and (3)’ and insert ‘, (3) and (3ZB)’.
No. 69, in schedule 3, page 63, line 1, at end insert—
‘(2ZA) Where a licence authorises the application of paragraph 6(3ZB) in relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years (“C”), the effective consent of a person having parental responsibility for C to the storage of an embryo in relation to which C is a relevant person by reason only of the use of C’s human cells is to be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) as the effective consent of C.
(2ZB) If C attains the age of 18 years or the condition in paragraph 15A(3) ceases to be met in relation to C, paragraph 4 has effect in relation to C as if any effective consent previously given under sub-paragraph (2) by a person having parental responsibility for C had been given by C but, subject to that, sub-paragraph (2ZA) ceases to apply in relation to C.’.
No. 70, in schedule 3, page 63, line 2, for ‘sub-paragraph (2)’ substitute ‘sub-paragraphs (2) and (2ZA)’.
No. 71, in schedule 3, page 63, line 17, leave out ‘paragraph 4A(4)’ and insert
‘paragraphs 4A(4), 15B and 15F’.
No. 72, in schedule 3, page 63, line 20, leave out ‘(“the child donor”)’ and insert ‘(“C”)’.
No. 73, in schedule 3, page 63, line 21, leave out ‘the child donor’s’ and insert ‘C’s’.
No. 74, in schedule 3, page 63, line 24, leave out
‘the child donor before the child donor’
and insert ‘C before C’.
No. 75, in schedule 3, page 63, line 27, leave out ‘the child donor’ and insert ‘C’.
No. 76, in schedule 3, page 63, line 31, leave out
‘the fertility of the child donor’
and insert ‘C’s fertility’.
No. 77, in schedule 3, page 63, line 32, leave out
‘the best interests of the child donor’
and insert ‘C’s best interests’.
No. 78, in schedule 3, page 63, line 36, leave out ‘the child donor’ and insert ‘C’.
No. 79, in schedule 3, page 63, line 39, leave out ‘the child donor’ and insert ‘C’.
No. 80, in schedule 3, page 63, line 43, leave out ‘the child donor’ and insert ‘C’.
No. 81, in schedule 3, page 64, line 4, leave out ‘he’ and insert ‘C’.
No. 82, in schedule 3, page 64, leave out line 7.
No. 83, in schedule 3, page 64, line 10, leave out ‘the child donor’ and insert ‘C’.
No. 84, in schedule 3, page 64, line 17, leave out ‘(“the patient”)’ and insert ‘(“P”)’.
No. 85, in schedule 3, page 64, line 18, leave out ‘the patient’s’ and insert ‘P’s’.
No. 86, in schedule 3, page 64, line 20, leave out
‘the patient after the patient’
and insert ‘P after P’.
No. 87, in schedule 3, page 64, line 23, leave out ‘the patient’ and insert ‘P’.
No. 88, in schedule 3, page 64, line 27, leave out ‘the patient’s’ and insert ‘P’s’.
No. 89, in schedule 3, page 64, line 28, leave out ‘the patient’ and insert ‘P’.
No. 90, in schedule 3, page 64, line 30, leave out
‘the patient is likely to regain’
and insert
‘P is likely at some time to have’.
No. 91, in schedule 3, page 64, line 31, leave out ‘the patient’s’ and insert ‘P’s’.
No. 92, in schedule 3, page 64, line 33, leave out ‘the patient’ and insert ‘P’.
No. 93, in schedule 3, page 64, line 34, leave out
‘the patient has not, after regaining’
and insert
‘P has not subsequently, at a time when P has’.
No. 94, in schedule 3, page 64, line 38, leave out ‘the patient’ and insert ‘P’.
No. 95, in schedule 3, page 64, line 40, leave out ‘the patient’ and insert ‘P’.
No. 96, in schedule 3, page 64, line 42, leave out ‘the patient’ and insert ‘P’.
No. 97, in schedule 3, page 64, line 45, leave out ‘the patient regaining’ and insert ‘P having’.
No. 98, in schedule 3, page 64, line 46, leave out ‘the patient no longer’ and insert ‘P not’.
No. 99, in schedule 3, page 65, leave out lines 3 to 5.
No. 100, in schedule 3, page 65, line 29, at end insert—
‘(4) If the Authority is satisfied that the parental consent conditions in paragraph 15A are met in relation to the proposed use under a licence of the human cells of a person who has not attained the age of 18 years (“C”), the Authority may in the licence authorise the application of sub-paragraph (5) in relation to C.
(5) Where the licence authorises the application of this sub-paragraph, the effective consent of a person having parental responsibility for C—
(a) to the use of C’s human cells to bring about the creation of a human admixed embryo in vitro for use for the purposes of a project of research, or
(b) to the use for those purposes of a human admixed embryo in relation to which C is a relevant person by reason only of the use of C’s human cells,
is to be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) as the effective consent of C.
(6) If C attains the age of 18 years or the condition in paragraph 15A(3) ceases to be met in relation to C, paragraph 4 has effect in relation to C as if any effective consent previously given under sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) by a person having parental responsibility for C had been given by C but, subject to that, sub-paragraph (5) ceases to apply in relation to C.
(7) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) have effect subject to paragraphs 15B and 15F.’.
No. 101, in schedule 3, page 65, line 36, at end insert—
‘(2) Where a licence authorises the application of paragraph 13(5) in relation to a person who has not attained the age of 18 years (“C”), the effective consent of a person having parental responsibility for C to the storage of a human admixed embryo in relation to which C is a relevant person by reason only of the use of C’s human cells is to be treated for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) as the effective consent of C.
(3) If C attains the age of 18 years or the condition in paragraph 15A(3) ceases to be met in relation to C, paragraph 4 has effect in relation to C as if any effective consent previously given under sub-paragraph (1) by a person having parental responsibility for C had been given by C but, subject to that, sub-paragraph (2) ceases to apply in relation to C.
(4) Sub-paragraph (1) has effect subject to paragraphs 15B and 15F.’.
No. 102, in schedule 3, page 66, line 5, at end insert—