Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024

Power to specify form of documents

151. (1) Subject to sections 19 (2), 20 (2), 21 (2) and (3), 22 (2), 23 (2) and (3), and 25 (2) and (3), the AHRRA may specify the form of documents required for the purposes of this Act as it thinks fit.

(2) The AHRRA’s power under subsection (1) may be exercised in such a way as to specify two or more forms of any document (whether in paper or electronic form or both) referred to in that subsection, whether as alternatives, or to provide for particular circumstances or particular cases, as the AHRRA thinks fit.

(3) The form of a document specified under this section shall be—

(a) completed in accordance with such directions and instructions as are specified in the document,

(b) accompanied by such other documents (including a statutory declaration) as are specified in the document, and

(c) if the completed document is required to be provided to—

(i) the AHRRA,

(ii) another person on behalf of the AHRRA, or

(iii) any other person,

so provided in the manner (if any) specified in the document.

(4) Without prejudice to subsection (3)(a), the directions and instructions referred to in that subsection may specify the circumstances in which one of 2 persons, each of whom has attained the age of 18 years and each of whom has capacity to sign the form concerned specified under this section, may sign the form on behalf of the other person where the other person is physically unable to sign the form.