Surrogacy Act 2012
8Meaning of commercial surrogacy arrangement
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8 Meaning of commercial surrogacy arrangement
A surrogacy arrangement is a commercial surrogacy arrangement if it provides for a person to receive a payment, reward or other material benefit or advantage (other than the reimbursement of the birth mother's surrogacy costs) for the person or another person –
(a) agreeing to enter into, or entering into, the surrogacy arrangement; or
(b) giving up a child born as a result of the surrogacy arrangement to be raised by the intended parent or intended parents; or
(c) consenting to the making of a parentage order in relation to a child born as a result of the surrogacy arrangement.