Eighth Edition - R.3 - Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority

13. Payments for donors
This guidance note contains:
Mandatory requirements
Extracts from the HFE Act 1990 (as amended)
Extracts from licence conditions
Reference to relevant HFEA Directions
Refer to principles 1, 2, 10, and 13
HFEA guidance
Payments for donors
Recording payments for donors
Section includes interpretation
of mandatory requirements
Mandatory requirements
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFE) Act 1990 (as amended)
12 General conditions
(1) The following shall be conditions of any licence granted under this Act –
... (e) that no money or other benefit shall be given or received in respect of any supply of gametes,
embryos or human admixed embryos unless authorised by Directions…
41 Offences
…(8)
Where a person to whom a licence applies or the holder of the licence gives or receives any money or
other benefit, not authorised by Directions, in respect of any supply of gametes, embryos or human
admixed embryos, he is guilty of an offence.
(9) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (8) above is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding level five on the standard scale or both.
Licence conditions
T69
No money or other benefit must be given or received in respect to any supply of gametes, embryos or
human admixed embryos unless authorised by Directions.
Directions
0001 – Gametes and embryos
For a copy of the relevant Directions visit www.hfea.gov.uk
HFEA guidance
Payments for donors
Interpretation of mandatory requirements
13A
If the person responsible or the licence holder gives or receives any money or benefit for the supply of
gametes, embryos or human admixed embryos that is not athorised by the applicable HFEA Directions,
they have committed a criminal offence. Conviction may result in a prison term, a fine or both.
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