Section 13 Short title, etc

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Anatomy Act 1984.

(2)

The following are repealed:—

(a)

the M1Anatomy Act 1832;

(b)

the M2Anatomy Act 1871;

(c)

sections 2(1) and 3 of the M3Human Tissue Act 1961.

C1(3)

This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes.

(4)

Nothing in this Act affects anything done in relation to the body or part of the body of a person who died before the coming into force of section 4.

(5)

An order under subsection (3)

may include such transitionals or savings as appear to the Secretary of State to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into force by the order, but nothing shall be so included if it would conflict with subsection (4).

(6)

This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: 1832 c. 75.
M2: 1871 c. 16.
M3: 1961 c. 54.

Modifications

C1: S. 13(3) : power of appointment conferred by section 13(3) fully exercised: 14.2.1988 appointed by S.I. 1988/81

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (E.W.) (1.9.2006) by Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30), ss. 59(8)(9), 60(2), Sch. 7 Pt. 1 (with s. 58); S.I. 2006/1997, art. 3(2) (with arts. 4, 7, 8)