Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024

Prohibition against holder of licence providing or undertaking relevant activity except in accordance with licence and this Act, etc.

10. (1) The holder of a licence shall not provide or undertake the relevant activity the subject of the licence except under and in accordance with the provisions of—

(a) the licence, and

(b) this Act.

(2) A licence shall not authorise the undertaking of ESC research specified in Schedule 2 and any licence that purports to do so shall be void to the extent that it purports to do so.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), the Minister may by regulations specify, for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 2, a type of ESC research where he or she is of the opinion that, for ethical reasons, such research should not be undertaken.

(4) A type of ESC research specified in regulations made under subsection (3) shall not apply to such research undertaken, but not completed, before such specification unless the regulations expressly state the contrary.

(5) On and after the establishment day, the Minister shall not make regulations under subsection (3) except after consultation with the AHRRA.