Part 1Amendments of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

10Power to delegate and establish committees

For section 9 (licence committees and other committees) of the 1990 Act substitute—

9APower to delegate and establish committees

1

The Authority may delegate a function to a committee, to a member or to staff.

2

The Authority may establish such committees or sub-committees as it thinks fit (whether to advise the Authority or to exercise a function delegated to it by the Authority).

3

Subject to any provision made by regulations under section 20A (appeals committees), the members of the committees or sub-committees may include persons who are not members of the Authority.

4

Subsection (1) has effect subject to any enactment requiring a decision to be taken by members of the Authority or by a committee consisting of members of the Authority.