Cap. 524 Art. 15Prohibition of experimentationon human embryos.

(1) Any experimentation on human embryos is prohibited and whosoever contravenes this sub-article shall be guilty of an offence and, on conviction, shall liable to the punishment of a fine

(multa) not exceeding seventy thousand euro (€70,000) and to imprisonment not exceeding seven years.

(2) The creation of human embryos for the purpose of research or experimentation or for any other purpose not permitted under this Act is prohibited and whosoever contravenes this sub-article shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to the same punishment laid down in sub-article (1).

(3) Clinical interventions on a human embryo are allowed on condition that said interventions pursue an exclusively diagnostic and, or therapeutic purpose related to the embryo and are in the interests of the health and development of the embryo itself: Provided that nothing in this sub-article shall in any way be construed as prohibiting clinical interventions deemed permissible in terms of the Protocol, nor prohibiting the prospective parent and, or prospective parents from opting for the cryopreservation of the human embryo after the carrying out of any such intervention wherever such an option is deemed permissible in terms of the Protocol.