Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (c. 22)

Part 1 U.K. Amendments of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority U.K.

10 Power to delegate and establish committees U.K.

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

“9A Power 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.”