{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-act-2008/section-36",
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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/36",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "36",
  "heading": "Treatment provided to woman where agreed fatherhood conditions apply",
  "text": "If no man is treated by virtue of section 35 as the father of the child and no woman is treated by virtue of section 42 as a parent of the child but—\n(a) the embryo or the sperm and eggs were placed in W, or W was artificially inseminated, in the course of treatment services provided in the United Kingdom by a person to whom a licence applies,\n(b) at the time when the embryo or the sperm and eggs were placed in W, or W was artificially inseminated, the agreed fatherhood conditions (as set out in section 37) were satisfied in relation to a man, in relation to treatment provided to W under the licence,\n(c) the man remained alive at that time, and\n(d) the creation of the embryo carried by W was not brought about with the man's sperm,\nthen, subject to section 38(2) to (4), the man is to be treated as the father of the child.",
  "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/36",
    "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."
}