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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-quality-and-safety-regulations-2007/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2007/1522",
  "legislation_title": "The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Quality and Safety) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-fertilisation-and-embryology-quality-and-safety-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Designation of the competent authority: Northern Ireland",
  "text": "In relation to Northern Ireland, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (in these Regulations referred to as “the Authority”) is designated the competent authority for the purpose of the first, second and third Directives so far as they relate to gametes and embryos.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 2 substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/482 reg. 3(b) (as substituted by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1307), regs. 1, 19)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 2 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by S.I. 2019/482 reg. 3(a) (as substituted by The Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1307), regs. 1, 19)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1522/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:52:02.317596+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."
}