23BOffence—creating a hybrid embryo

#### 23B Offence—creating a hybrid embryo (1) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally creates a hybrid embryo. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years. (2) A person commits an offence if the person intentionally develops a hybrid embryo. Penalty: Imprisonment for 10 years. (3) A person does not commit an offence against subsection (1) or (2) if the creation or development of the hybrid embryo by the person is authorised by a general licence. > Note: A general licence to create or develop a hybrid embryo can only be issued under section 21 of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002: (a) for the purposes of testing sperm quality in an accredited ART centre—up to, but not including, the first mitotic division; or (b) in the case of hybrid embryo created by introducing the nucleus of a human cell into an animal egg—for not longer than 14 days.