Singapore legislation

Regulation 30

of Healthcare Services (Assisted Reproduction Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 30

Withdrawal of consent

Subregulation 1

A licensee must not use any reproductive cell or embryo for a purpose if —

(a)

at any time before the reproductive cell or embryo is used, a person withdraws consent in relation to the storage or use of any reproductive cell or embryo collected by, transferred to or stored by a licensee for that purpose; and

(b)

the person informs the licensee of the withdrawal.

Subregulation 2

Paragraph (1) does not apply where —

(a)

the reproductive cell or embryo, in accordance with the consent of the donor or donors of the reproductive cell or embryo, has been stored anonymously; or

(b)

the reproductive cell or embryo is no longer under the custody of the licensee.

Subregulation 3

In this regulation, “use”, in relation to any reproductive cell or embryo, means —

(a)

to transfer the reproductive cell or embryo into the body of a woman; or

(b)

to donate for research.