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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
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SCHEDULE 8U.K.Repeals and revocations
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I1Sch. 8 wholly in force at 6.4.2010; Sch. 8 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 68; Sch. 8 in force for certain purposes at 6.4.2009 and at 1.9.2009 for further certain purposes by S.I. 2009/479, arts. 5(a), 6(1)(e)(2)(3) (with Sch.); Sch. 8 in force for further certain purposes at 1.10.2009 by S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(z); Sch. 8 in force at 6.4.2010 otherwise by S.I. 2010/987, art. 2(h)
Part 1 U.K.Repeals
| Short title and chapter | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|
| Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985 (c. 49) | In section 2(1)(a), the words “or take part in”. |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37) | In section 3(3), paragraph (d) and the word “or” immediately before it. In section 4(1), paragraph (c) and the word “or” immediately before it. In section 8(1), the word “and” immediately after paragraph (c). Section 10. In section 12— (a) in subsection (1)(c), the words “or non-medical fertility services”, and (b) in subsection (2), the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a). In section 13(5), the words “, other than basic partner treatment services,”. Section 13A(4). In section 14(5), the words “or, as the case may be, five years”. In section 14A(1), the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a). Section 16(6) and (7). Section 17(3). Section 22. Section 23(6). Section 30. In section 31A(1), the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a). Sections 39 and 40. In section 41— (a) subsection (2A), (b) in subsection (4), the words “, other than an offence to which subsection (4B) applies,”, (c) subsections (4A), (4B) and (6), and (d) in subsection (9), the words “(6),”. In section 47, in the index, the entries relating to “licence committee” and “nominal licensee”. In Schedule 1— (a) in paragraph 5(5), paragraph (b) and the word “or” immediately after paragraph (b), and (b) in paragraph 10(3), the words “or any licence committee”. In Schedule 2, in paragraph 1(1)(d), the words from “or” onwards. |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Disclosure of Information) Act 1992 (c. 54) | The whole Act. |
| Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16) | Section 66(5)(g). In Schedule 2, paragraph 16(2)(e). |
| Human Reproductive Cloning Act 2001 (c. 23) | The whole Act. |
| Family Law Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 12 (N.I.)) | Section 1(4). |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Act 2003 (c. 24) | In the Schedule, paragraphs 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 18. |
Part 2 U.K.Revocations
| Title | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|
| Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)) | In Article 7— (a) in paragraph (1)(b), the words “(a “parental responsibility agreement”)”, and (b) in paragraph (3), the words from “and “registered”” to the end. |
| Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/188) | The whole instrument. |
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