(1) An application to
the Council for the approval of a surrogacy arrangement is to be in a form
approved by the Council.
(2) The application is
to be accompanied by —
(a)
evidence of the age and obstetric history of the birth mother; and
(b)
evidence of the age of each arranged parent; and
(c) a
copy of the signed surrogacy arrangement; and
(d) a
copy of the certificate referred to in regulation 4(3); and
(e) a
copy of a clinical psychologist’s report referred to in
section 17(c)(ii) of the Act for each of the parties stating the name of
the clinical psychologist who undertook the assessment and the day on which
the assessment was completed; and
(f) a
written notice from each legal practitioner who has provided legal advice
about the effect of the surrogacy arrangement to a party stating —
(i)
the name of the practitioner providing the advice; and
(ii)
the name of the person to whom the advice was provided;
and
(iii)
the day on which the advice was provided; and
(iv)
whether the advice was independent legal advice within
the meaning given in section 14 of the Act;
and
(g) a
copy of a medical practitioner’s report referred to in
section 17(d) of the Act for each of the parties stating —
(i)
the name of the medical practitioner who undertook the
assessment; and
(ii)
the day on which the assessment was completed; and
(iii)
details of any concerns the medical practitioner has
about the effect that involvement of the person in the surrogacy arrangement
may have on any known medical condition of the person; and
(iv)
details of any medical condition of the person that may
pose a risk to a child born as a result of the surrogacy arrangement; and
(v)
in the case of the arranged parents, whether the
eligibility criteria set out in section 19(1)(b) of the Act have been
met.