Singapore legislation
Regulation 27
of Healthcare Services (Assisted Reproduction Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 27
Written consent required from donors
Subregulation 1
A licensee must, before collecting or transferring any reproductive cell or transferring an embryo, obtain written consent for the collection or transfer, in accordance with this regulation, from —
the donor of the reproductive cell; or
the donors of the embryo.
Subregulation 2
Paragraph (1) does not apply where the donor or donors of the reproductive cell or embryo had given instructions for the donation of the reproductive cell or embryo in any of the events mentioned in regulation 26(1)(a), (b) or (c).
Subregulation 3
To avoid doubt, paragraph (1) applies in relation to the transfer of a reproductive cell or an embryo —
to another person, including another licensee; or
into the body of an individual.
Subregulation 4
The licensee must, at least 7 calendar days before obtaining the consent mentioned in paragraph (1), provide the following information to the donor or donors:
each purpose for which the reproductive cell or embryo is to be used and any tests necessary to assess the suitability of the reproductive cell or embryo for the purpose;
that the donor or donors will not be informed of any incidental finding unless the donor requests or donors request to be so informed;
where the collection of the reproductive cell involves the licensee carrying out a procedure on the donor for the collection of oocytes —
the applicable examination and treatment procedures required before or after the procedure is performed; and
the possible consequences and side effects of the procedure.
Subregulation 5
Where a licensee knows or has reason to believe that the donor or donors (as the case may be) of any reproductive cell or embryo has or have specified a recipient for the reproductive cell or embryo and the licensee does not intend to use the reproductive cell or embryo for the recipient, the licensee must not receive the reproductive cell or embryo from another licensee or a person outside Singapore unless the licensee has obtained written consent from the donor or donors (as the case may be) of the reproductive cell or embryo for —
the transfer of the reproductive cell or embryo to the licensee; and
the storage and intended use of the reproductive cell or embryo by the licensee.
Subregulation 6
In this regulation, “incidental finding”, in relation to any examination or test of an individual, means any observation, result or other finding about the individual that is disclosed or discovered by or during the examination or test and has potential health or reproductive importance to the individual, but is not related to the purpose or objective of the examination or test.