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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-2008/section-16",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2008/22",
  "legislation_title": "Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-2008",
  "path": "section/16",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Grant of licence",
  "text": "(1) Section 16 of the 1990 Act (grant of licence) is amended as follows.\n(2) For subsection (1) substitute—\n“(1) The Authority may on application grant a licence to any person if the requirements of subsection (2) below are met.”\n(3) In subsection (2)—\n(a) for “licence committee” substitute “ Authority ” in each place it occurs,\n(b) in paragraph (c), after “application” insert “ or a licence under paragraph 3 of that Schedule authorising activities in connection with the derivation from embryos of stem cells that are intended for human application ”,\n(c) in paragraph (ca)—\n(i) for “or embryos” substitute “ , embryos or human admixed embryos ”, and\n(ii) after “that Schedule” insert “ authorising activities otherwise than in connection with the derivation from embryos of stem cells that are intended for human application ”, and\n(d) in paragraph (d), after “granted” insert “ and any premises which will be relevant third party premises ”.\n(4) In subsection (4) for “licence committee” substitute “ Authority ”.\n(5) In subsection (5) for “licence committee” substitute “ Authority ”.\n(6) Omit subsections (6) and (7) (which concern the power to charge fees).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/22/section/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:47.450526+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."
}