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52 Information to be given to Donor Conception Registrar by doctors
S. 52(1) amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 6(2), 39/2024 s. 9(2).
(1) A doctor who has carried out artificial insemination other than on behalf of a registered ART provider must, by 1 August in each year, give to the Donor Conception Registrar the information specified in subsection (2) in relation to—
(a) the birth of each person born as a result of artificial insemination carried out by the doctor, and that is known to the doctor, within the preceding financial year;
(b) each pregnancy that has occurred as a result of artificial insemination carried out by the doctor, and that is known to the doctor, within the preceding financial year;
(c) each artificial insemination procedure carried out by the doctor in the preceding financial year.
(2) The information provided under subsection (1) must include the following details—
(a) in the case of a birth, the name of the person born as a result of artificial insemination;
(b) if donor sperm was used in the artificial insemination, the name of the donor;
(c) in all cases, the name of the woman on whom the procedure was carried out and the name of her partner, if any;
(d) in all cases, the kind of procedure carried out.
S. 52AA (Heading) amended by No. 39/2024 s. 10(1).
S. 52AA inserted by No. 6/2016 s. 7, amended by No. 39/2024 s. 10(2).
52AA Information to be given to the Registrar by the Donor Conception Registrar
If the Donor Conception Registrar receives information under section 51(1) or 52(1) in relation to the birth of a person born as a result of a donor treatment procedure, the Donor Conception Registrar must give the following information to the Registrar to enable the Registrar to perform functions under section 17B(1A) of the **Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1996**—
(a) the name and date of birth of the person born as a result of the donor treatment procedure; and
(b) the name of the woman on whom the procedure was carried out and the name of her partner, if any.
S. 52A (Heading) amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 8(1), 39/2024 s. 11(1).
S. 52A inserted by No. 58/2014 s. 6,
amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 8(2), 39/2024 s. 11(2).
52A Information to be given to Donor Conception Registrar by registered ART provider—register of pre‑1988 donor treatment procedures
Each registered ART provider required to keep a register of pre-1988 donor treatment procedures under section 49A must, not later than 1 July in each year, give to the Donor Conception Registrar any additional information that has been included in the register in the preceding 12 months.
S. 52B (Heading) substituted by No. 6/2016 s. 9(1), amended by No. 39/2024 s. 12(1).
S. 52B inserted by No. 58/2014 s. 6.
52B Information may be given to Donor Conception Registrar by persons other than registered ART providers—pre-1988 donor treatment procedures
S. 52B(1) amended by No. 6/2016 s. 9(2)(a).
(1) A person other than a registered ART provider who is in possession of or has control of records relating to pre-1988 donor treatment procedures may—
S. 52B(1)(a) amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 9(2)(b), 39/2024 s. 12(2).
(a) give the records to the Donor Conception Registrar; or
S. 52B(1)(b) amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 9(2)(b), 39/2024 s. 12(2).
(b) give copies of the records to the Donor Conception Registrar.
S. 52B(2) amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 9(3). 39/2024 s. 12(2).
(2) A person is not liable for prosecution for an offence, or to a civil action, only for giving records to the Donor Conception Registrar under subsection (1).
S. 53 (Heading) amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 10(1), 39/2024 s. 13(1).
S. 53 amended by Nos 6/2016 s. 10(2), 39/2024 s. 13(2).