{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-1990/section-38A",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1990/37",
  "legislation_title": "Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-1990",
  "path": "section/38A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38A",
  "heading": "Inspection, entry, search and seizure",
  "text": "(1) Schedule 3B (which makes provisions about inspection, entry, search and seizure) has effect.\n(2) Nothing in this Act makes it unlawful for a member or employee of the Authority to keep any embryo, human admixed embryo or gametes in pursuance of that person's functions as such.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 38A inserted (1.10.2009) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22), ss. 28(1), 68(2); S.I. 2009/2232, art. 2(n)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/37/section/38A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:42:58.103804+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."
}