1Purposes

1 Purposes The main purposes of this Act are— (a) to regulate the use of assisted reproductive treatment and artificial insemination procedures (other than self-insemination); and (b) to regulate access to information about treatment procedures carried out under this Act; and (c) to promote research into the incidence, causes and prevention of infertility; and (d) to make provision with respect to surrogacy arrangements; and S. 1(e) repealed by No. 39/2024 s. 3(a). S. 1(f) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 3(b). (f) to provide for the keeping of the Central Register and the Voluntary Register by the Donor Conception Registrar; and (g) to repeal the **Infertility Treatment Act 1995**; and (h) to amend the **Status of Children Act 1974** and the **Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996** and other Acts consequent on the enactment of this Act.