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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-amendment-regulations-2024/introduction",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2024/9780348261554",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-amendment-regulations-2024",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 45(4) and (4A) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and paragraph 8F(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.\nRETAINED EU LAW REFORM\nHUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY\nMade\nComing into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 42A(4) and (5) and 45(3) and (3A) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and section 8C(1)(c), (2) and (5) of, and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.\nA draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament, in accordance with section 45(4) and (4A) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and paragraph 8F(1) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1990 c. 37; Section 42A was inserted by S.I. 2019/482; section 45(3A) was inserted by section 30 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2018 c. 16; section 8C was inserted by section 21 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (c. 1) (“the 2020 Act”). There are further amendments to section 8C but none is relevant. Paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 was amended by paragraph 53(2) of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act and paragraph 8(14) of Schedule 2 to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (c. 28)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Subsection (4A) was inserted by section 30(5) of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22) and amended by S.I. 2019/482."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Paragraph 8F was inserted by paragraphs 38 and 51 of Schedule 5 to the 2020 Act."
    }
  ],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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