17Requirements as to consent

17 Requirements as to consent (1) A donor's consent under section 16— (a) must be in the prescribed form; and (b) must specify the number of women on whom treatment procedures using the donor's oocyte, sperm or embryo may be carried out; and (c) must specify the kinds of treatment procedures for which the oocyte, sperm or embryo may be used; and S. 17(1)(d) substituted by No. 39/2021 s. 10. (d) must not have been withdrawn or have lapsed— (i) in the case of donor gametes— (A) when the gametes are used in a treatment procedure; or (B) if the gametes are earlier used to form an embryo, when the gametes are used to form the embryo; or (ii) in the case of consent given by a person who produced gametes used to create the embryo*,* when the embryo is used in a treatment procedure. (2) A person giving consent under section 16 must give the consent or cause the consent to be given to— (a) if the donation is made— (i) to a registered ART provider, a designated officer of the registered ART provider; or (ii) to a person other than a registered ART provider, a doctor; or (b) in accordance with the regulations. S. 18 amended by No. 39/2021 s. 11(1)(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).