1 Meaning of “embryo” and “gamete”
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (2008 c 22) | Legislation

Part 1 Amendments of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

Principal terms used in the 1990 Act

1  Meaning of “embryo” and “gamete”

(1)     Section 1 of the 1990 Act (meaning of “embryo”, “gamete” and associated expressions) is amended as follows.

(2)     For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)     In this Act (except in section 4A or in the term “human admixed embryo”)—

(a)     embryo means a live human embryo and does not include a human admixed embryo (as defined by section 4A(6)), and

(b)     references

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