Children and Family Relationships Act 2015

PART 3

Donor-Assisted Human Reproduction

Acquisition by operator of DAHR facility of gamete or embryo

24. (1) The operator of a DAHR facility shall not acquire for use in a DAHR procedure a gamete provided by a donor unless, at the time of such acquisition, he or she also acquires the information specified in subsection (3) in respect of the donor.

(2) The operator of a DAHR facility shall not acquire an embryo for use in a DAHR procedure or a further DAHR procedure unless, at the time of such acquisition, he or she also acquires the information specified in subsection (3) in respect of—

(a) the donor or, as the case may be, each donor of the embryo who provided a gamete that was used in the formation of the embryo, and

(b) where applicable, the donor of a gamete that was used in the formation of the embryo.

(3) The information referred to in subsections (1) and (2), in relation to the donor concerned, is:

(a) his or her name;

(b) his or her date and place of birth;

(c) his or her nationality;

(d) the date on which, and the place at which, he or she provided the gamete;

(e) his or her contact details.