# Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, Section 16: Annual report on transplantation


(1) The Department must lay before the Assembly, in respect of each financial year, a report about transplantation in that year.
(2) The report must include—
(a) the steps taken by the Department to fulfil the duties set out in section 15, and
(b) the number and nature of transplantations carried out.
(3) At least once every five financial years, the report must include—
(a) the opinion of the Department as to whether this Act , and the amendments made in section 3 of the Human Tissue Act 2004 by the Organ and Tissue Donation (Deemed Consent) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021, have been effective in promoting transplantation, and
(b) any recommendations the Department considers appropriate for amending the law so as to promote transplantation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/26/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/health-miscellaneous-provisions-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-16
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