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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-quality-and-safety-regulations-2007/regulation-4",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2007/9780110768359",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-human-fertilisation-and-embryology-quality-and-safety-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Principal terms used in the 1990 Act",
  "text": "In section 1 (meaning of “embryo”, “gamete” and associated expressions), after subsection (4) insert—\n“(5) For the purposes of this Act, sperm is to be treated as partner-donated sperm if the donor of the sperm and the recipient of the sperm declare that they have an intimate physical relationship.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110768359/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:18:09.615107+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}