Regulation 2 Excepted body parts

(1)

Paragraphs (2) to (5) specify “excepted body parts” for the purposes of section 6D and 6G^f1 of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (4), the whole or any part of the following is specified—

(a)

brain,

(b)

cervix,

(c)

clitoris,

(d)

face,

(e)

fallopian tube,

(f)

labia (labia minora),

(g)

ovary,

(h)

penis,

(i)

perineum,

(j)

placenta,

(k)

prostate,

(l)

spinal cord,

(m)

testicle,

(n)

trachea,

(o)

umbilical cord,

(p)

uterus,

(q)

vagina,

(r)

vulva (labia majora).

(3)

Subject to paragraph (5), the whole of the following is specified—

(a)

finger,

(b)

foot,

(c)

forearm,

(d)

hand,

(e)

lower leg,

(f)

thigh,

(g)

toe,

(h)

upper arm.

(4)

The whole or part of the trachea is not specified in so far as it is attached to a lung.

(5)

The following is not specified in so far as it is disaggregated from any body part specified in paragraph (3)—

(a)

blood vessel,

(b)

bone,

(c)

muscle,

(d)

nervous tissue,

(e)

skin,

(f)

tendon.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: Section 6G was inserted by section 10 of the 2019 Act which has not yet been commenced.