Singapore legislation
Regulation 53
of Healthcare Services (Assisted Reproduction Service) Regulations 2023
Regulation 53
Transfer of reproductive cells and embryos to and from other licensees, etc.
Subregulation 1
A licensee must not transfer any reproductive cell or embryo to or receive any reproductive cell or embryo from another person unless the person is —
another licensee; or
a person in a foreign jurisdiction that is licensed, registered, approved or otherwise allowed to provide an assisted reproduction service or to carry on the activities of a reproductive cell or embryo bank under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction.
Subregulation 2
A licensee must not transfer a reproductive cell or an embryo to a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) unless the licensee has obtained written consent for the transfer from the person from whom the reproductive cell was collected, or the person from whose reproductive cell the embryo is created, as the case may be.
Subregulation 3
A licensee must not receive a reproductive cell or an embryo from a person mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) unless the licensee is satisfied that the person is able to comply with regulation 54.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation, “transfer”, in relation to a reproductive cell or an embryo, does not include the transfer of the reproductive cell or embryo —
into the body of an individual; or
to a person conducting research on the reproductive cell or embryo.