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ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT ACT 2008 - SECT 17

Requirements as to consent

    (1)     A donor's consent under section 16

        (a)     must be in the prescribed form; and

        (b)     must specify the number of women on whom treatment procedures using the donor's oocyte, sperm or embryo may be carried out; and

        (c)     must specify the kinds of treatment procedures for which the oocyte, sperm or embryo may be used; and

S. 17(1)(d) substituted by No. 39/2021 s. 10.

        (d)     must not have been withdrawn or have lapsed—

              (i)     in the case of donor gametes

    (A)     when the gametes are used in a treatment procedure; or

    (B)     if the gametes are earlier used to form an embryo, when the gametes are used to form the embryo; or

              (ii)     in the case of consent given by a person who produced gametes used to create the embryo , when the embryo is used in a treatment procedure.

    (2)     A person giving consent under section 16 must give the consent or cause the consent to be given to—

        (a)     if the donation is made—

              (i)     to a registered ART provider, a designated officer of the registered ART provider; or

              (ii)     to a person other than a registered ART provider, a doctor; or

        (b)     in accordance with the regulations.

S. 18 amended by No. 39/2021 s. 11(1)(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).



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