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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

Part 1

12.Part 1 (including Schedules 1 to 5) makes a range of amendments to the 1990 Act to take account of scientific developments, to reflect changes in social attitudes and to update the HFEA’s ability to regulate according to principles of better regulation.

13.To assist the reader of the Act, the Department of Health has produced an illustrative consolidated text of the 1990 Act as amended. This is available on the Department of Health website. This includes amendments made by the 2007 Regulations and shows the effect of the amendments made by the Act. The text has no official status.

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