{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anatomy-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anatomy-scotland-regulations-2006/regulation-3.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2006/334",
  "legislation_title": "The Anatomy (Scotland) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/anatomy-scotland-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Records in relation to the possession of bodies",
  "text": "(1) A section 3(2) licence holder shall compile records in a permanent form in accordance with this regulation in relation to each body to be used for, or in the course of being used for, anatomical examination which is–\n(a) in the section 3(2) licence holder’s possession; or\n(b) in the possession of another person to whom the section 3(2) licence holder has given permission under section 3(4)(b) of the Act to have possession of the body,\nwhich records shall contain the information specified in Parts A and B of Schedule 1.\n(2) A section 3(2) licence holder shall retain records compiled in accordance with paragraph (1) above for–\n(a) a period of 5 years beginning with the disposal of the body; or\n(b) in the case where a part of the body is held in possession by virtue of section 6 of the Actafter anatomical examination has concluded, a period of 5 years from the date of disposal of the last remaining part of the body possessed by virtue of that section.\n(3) A section 5(5) licence holder shall compile records in a permanent form in accordance with this regulation in relation to each body, the possession of which is authorised under section 5(5) of the Act, and which is–\n(a) in the section 5(5) licence holder’s possession; or\n(b) in the possession of another person to whom the section 5(5) licence holder has given permission under section 5(5)(b) of the Act to have possession of the body,\nwhich records shall contain the information specified in Part A of Schedule 1.\n(4) A section 5(5) licence holder shall retain records compiled in accordance with paragraph (3) above for a period of 5 years beginning with the disposal of the body.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 6 was amended by the 2006 Act, section 53(8)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/334/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T22:18:56.113968+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}