Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

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The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 is a key UK law that regulates assisted reproductive technologies and embryo research, establishing the legal framework for fertility treatment and related ethical oversight.

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
UK statute ⓘ
amendedBy Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 ⓘ
Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001 ⓘ
appliesTo licensed embryo research centres in the UK ⓘ
licensed fertility clinics in the UK ⓘ
citation 1990 c. 37 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn consent requirements for research ⓘ
consent requirements for storage ⓘ
consent requirements for treatment ⓘ
donor anonymity rules ⓘ
embryo research time limit ⓘ
legal status of embryos outside the human body ⓘ
parental status in assisted reproduction ⓘ
use of donor gametes ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
creates licensing system for embryo research ⓘ
licensing system for fertility clinics ⓘ
createsBody Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ
establishes Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority ⓘ
statutory code of practice for licensed centres ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalArea bioethics regulation ⓘ
family law ⓘ
medical law ⓘ
longTitle An Act to make provision in connection with human fertilisation and embryology; and for connected purposes ⓘ
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
prohibits commercial trading in gametes and embryos ⓘ
keeping or using human embryos without a licence ⓘ
placing a human embryo in an animal ⓘ
purpose to provide ethical oversight of assisted reproduction ⓘ
to regulate fertility treatment ⓘ
to regulate research involving human embryos ⓘ
regulates artificial insemination ⓘ
assisted reproductive technologies ⓘ
embryo research ⓘ
in vitro fertilisation ⓘ
storage of embryos ⓘ
storage of gametes ⓘ
requires licence for embryo research projects ⓘ
licence for fertility treatment using gametes or embryos outside the body ⓘ
royalAssentDate 1990-11-01 ⓘ
setsLimitOn 14-day limit for keeping human embryos in vitro for research ⓘ
maximum period for embryo storage ⓘ
maximum period for gamete storage ⓘ
shortTitle Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
yearEnacted 1990 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority → legalBasis → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 → amends → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 → shortTitle → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Mary Warnock → influenced → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Abortion Act 1967 → amendedBy → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001 → relatedTo → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom 1987–1992 → enacted → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ
Baroness Warnock → influenced → Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 ⓘ