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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

Commencement

259.Section 68 provides for the substantive provisions of the Act to be brought into force by a commencement order made by the Secretary of State. Section 64 enables such an order to include transitional provisions and savings.

Passage through Parliament

StageDateHansard
House of Lords
First Reading8 January 2007Vol. 696 Col 139
Second Reading19 November 2007Vol. 696 Col 663
21 November 2007Vol 696 Col 836
Committee3 December 2007Vol 696 Col 1495
4 December 2007Vol 696 Col 1610
10 December 2007Vol 697 Col 11
12 December 2007Vol 697 Col 246
Report15 January 2008Vol 697 Col 1182
21 January 2008Vol 698 Col 11
28 January 2008Vol 698 Col 448
Third Reading4 February 2008Vol 698 Col 846
House of Commons
First Reading5 February 2008
Second Reading12 May 2008Vol 475 Col 1063
Committee19 May 2008Vol 476 Col 22
20 May 2008Vol 476 Col 166
3 June 2008Vol 476 Col 3
5 June 2008Vol 476 Col 105
10 June 2008Vol 477 Col 161
12 June 2008Vol 477 Col 239
Report and Third Reading22 October 2008Vol 481 Col 339
Lords Consideration of Commons Amendments29 October 2008Vol 704 Col 1601
Royal Assent – 13 November 2008House of Lords Hansard Vol. 705 Col. 832
House of Commons Hansard Vol. 482 Col. 1005

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