UK Act of Parliament 1985 United Kingdom

Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985

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Enforced by
HFEA
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 2 of 3 obligations carry a criminal penalty. 1 carries different penalties — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person3

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.002 Negotiating surrogacy arrangements on a commercial basis, (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Negotiate or facilitate surrogacy arrangements commerciallyAny Person
s.003 Advertisements about surrogacy. (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Publish or distribute surrogacy advertisementsAny Person
s.004 Offences. (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Make commercial surrogacy arrangements or advertise surrogacyAny Person

Unlimited fine

3 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Meaning of “surrogate mother”, “surrogacy arrangement” and other terms. (opens in a new tab)
s.001 Surrogacy arrangements unenforceable.
s.005 Short title and extent. (opens in a new tab)

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.