Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024

Chapter 4

Minister may declare certain persons who are not individuals to be fit and proper persons

Minister may declare person, etc., who is not individual to be fit and proper person

162. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4) and notwithstanding the provisions of Schedule 1 , the Minister may, by order, declare that—

(a) a person (not being an individual) specified in the order is a fit and proper person to be granted and to hold—

(i) any licence, or

(ii) a licence which falls within a class of licences specified in the order,

or

(b) a person who falls within a class of persons (not being individuals) specified in the order is a fit and proper person to be granted and to hold—

(i) any licence, or

(ii) a licence which falls within a class of licences specified in the order.

(2) The Minister shall, in exercising his or her power under subsection (1)(a) in relation to a person, have regard to the following:

(a) the legal nature of the person;

(b) the statutory functions (if any) of the person;

(c) the purposes for which the person has made or may make a licence application.

(3) The Minister shall, in exercising his or her power under subsection (1)(b) in relation to a class of persons, have regard to the following:

(a) the legal nature of the persons who fall within the class;

(b) the statutory functions (if any) of the persons who fall within the class;

(c) the purposes for which the persons who fall within the class have made or may make a licence application.

(4) On and after the establishment day, the Minister shall not make an order under subsection (1) except after consultation with the AHRRA.