Section 15 Duty to promote transplantationI1

(1)

The Department must—

(a)

promote transplantation, and

(b)

provide information and increase awareness about transplantation and the donation for transplantation of parts of the human body.

(2)

The duty under subsection (1) includes in particular a duty to promote a campaign informing the public at least once a year.

F1(3)

The duty under subsection (2) must be discharged in such a way that the public are at least once a year given—

(a)

information about the effect of the legislation about deemed consent for transplantation of parts of a person’s body after their death, and

(b)

information about how a person can during their lifetime—

(i)

record their own decisions about transplantation after their death of parts of their body, or

(ii)

appoint someone to make decisions after their death about transplantation of parts of their body.

Annotations

F1: S. 15(3) added (13.2.2023) by Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 10), ss. 1(7), 2(2); S.R. 2023/14, art. 2