HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991 - SECT 17

HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ACT 1991 - SECT 17

17 .         Matters which shall be dealt with in Code

                As a matter of principle but without limiting the generality of section 14(1)(c), in the compilation of the Code of Practice the Council shall prohibit the mixing in the same artificial fertilisation procedure of multiple sources of —

            (a)         human gametes; or

            (b)         human eggs undergoing fertilisation; or

            (c)         human embryos,

                in such a manner as may create confusion as to the biological parentage of any child born as a result of the procedure.

        [Section 17 amended: No. 17 of 2004 s. 12.]