Cap. 524 Art. 13Prohibition of artificial alteration ofhumangermline cells.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-article (3), whosoever shall willfully alter in an artificial way the genetic information of a human germ line cell shall be guilty of an offence and, on conviction, shall liable to the punishment of a fine (multa) of not less than ten thousand euro (€10,000) and not exceeding twenty-three thousand euro (€23,000) or to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

(2) Whosoever knowingly uses a human germ line cell with artificially altered genetic information for fertilization shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the same punishment laid down in sub-article (1).

(3) No offence shall arise, against the medical practitioner carrying out the medically assisted procedure, under sub-article (1) where the alteration of the genetic information of a germ line cell is the unintended consequence of inoculation, radiation or chemotherapeutic or treatment.