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Human Tissue Act 2004

2004 c. 30 · Enacted 15 November 2004 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 3 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 9 September 2024.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 29(7)insertedHuman Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 s. 15(4)(e)
s. 43(5A)insertedCoroners and Justice Act 2009 Sch. 21 para. 50
Sch. 6 para. 3repealedCoroners and Justice Act 2009 Sch. 23 Pt. 1

An Act to make provision with respect to activities involving human tissue; to make provision about the transfer of human remains from certain museum collections; and for connected purposes.

[15th November 2004]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1

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s, 14 extended (Scotland) (with modications) (27.8.2012) by The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1501), reg. 1(2)(3)7(1)(a)

Contents

  1. Part 1: Removal, storage and use of human organs and other tissue for scheduled purposes
  2. 1Authorisation of activities for scheduled purposes
  3. 2“Appropriate consent”: children
  4. 3“Appropriate consent”: adults
  5. 4Nominated representatives
  6. 5Prohibition of activities without consent etc.
  7. 6Activities involving material from adults who lack capacity to consent
  8. 7Powers to dispense with need for consent
  9. 8Restriction of activities in relation to donated material
  10. 9Existing holdings
  11. 10Existing anatomical specimens
  12. 11Coroners
  13. 12Interpretation of Part 1
  14. Part 2: Regulation of activities involving human tissue
  15. The Human Tissue Authority
  16. 13The Human Tissue Authority
  17. 14Remit
  18. 15General functions
  19. Licensing
  20. 16Licence requirement
  21. 17Persons to whom licence applies
  22. 18Duty of the designated individual
  23. 19Right to reconsideration of licensing decisions
  24. 20Appeals committees
  25. 21Procedure on reconsideration
  26. 22Appeal on point of law
  27. 23Conduct of licensed activities
  28. 24Changes of licence circumstance
  29. 25Breach of licence requirement
  30. Codes of practice
  31. 26Preparation of codes
  32. 27Provision with respect to consent
  33. 28Effect of codes
  34. 29Approval of codes
  35. Anatomy
  36. 30Possession of anatomical specimens away from licensed premises
  37. 31Possession of former anatomical specimens away from licensed premises
  38. Trafficking
  39. 32Prohibition of commercial dealings in human material for transplantation
  40. 32AOffences under section 32 committed outside UK
  41. Transplants
  42. 33Restriction on transplants involving a live donor
  43. 34Information about transplant operations
  44. General
  45. 35Agency arrangements and provision of services
  46. 36Annual report
  47. 37Directions
  48. 38Duties in relation to carrying out functions
  49. Exceptions
  50. 39Criminal justice purposes
  51. 40Religious relics
  52. Supplementary
  53. 41Interpretation of Part 2
  54. Part 3: Miscellaneous and general
  55. Miscellaneous
  56. 42Power of Human Tissue Authority to assist other public authorities
  57. 43Preservation for transplantation
  58. 44Surplus tissue
  59. 45Non-consensual analysis of DNA
  60. 46Power to give effect to EU obligations Repealed
  61. 47Power to de-accession human remains
  62. General
  63. 48Powers of inspection, entry, search and seizure
  64. 49Offences by bodies corporate
  65. 50Prosecutions
  66. 51Offences: Northern Ireland
  67. 52Orders and regulations
  68. 53“Relevant material”
  69. 54General interpretation
  70. 55Financial provisions
  71. 56Consequential amendments
  72. 57Repeals and revocations
  73. 58Transition
  74. 59Extent
  75. 60Commencement
  76. 61Short title
  77. Schedule 1: Scheduled purposes
  78. Part 1: Purposes requiring consent: general
  79. 1Paragraph 1
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. 3Paragraph 3
  82. 4Paragraph 4
  83. 5Paragraph 5
  84. 6Paragraph 6
  85. 7Paragraph 7
  86. Part 2: Purposes requiring consent: deceased persons
  87. 8Paragraph 8
  88. 9Paragraph 9
  89. 10Paragraph 10
  90. 11Paragraph 11
  91. 12Paragraph 12
  92. Schedule 2: The human tissue authority
  93. Membership
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. Disqualification
  96. 2Paragraph 2
  97. 3Paragraph 3
  98. Tenure of office
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5
  101. 6Paragraph 6
  102. 7Paragraph 7
  103. 8Paragraph 8
  104. 9Paragraph 9
  105. 9AParagraph 9A
  106. 9BParagraph 9B
  107. 9CParagraph 9C
  108. Remuneration and pensions of members
  109. 10Paragraph 10
  110. Staff
  111. 11Paragraph 11
  112. Proceedings
  113. 12Paragraph 12
  114. 13Paragraph 13
  115. Members' interests
  116. 14Paragraph 14
  117. Finance
  118. 15Paragraph 15
  119. Accounts and audit
  120. 16Paragraph 16
  121. Instruments
  122. 17Paragraph 17
  123. 18Paragraph 18
  124. Status
  125. 19Paragraph 19
  126. Supplementary powers
  127. 20Paragraph 20
  128. 21Paragraph 21
  129. Application of Statutory Instruments Act 1946
  130. 22Paragraph 22
  131. Public records
  132. 23Paragraph 23
  133. Investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner
  134. 24Paragraph 24
  135. House of Commons Disqualification
  136. 25Paragraph 25
  137. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification
  138. 26Paragraph 26
  139. Freedom of information
  140. 27Paragraph 27
  141. Schedule 3: Licences for the purposes of section 16
  142. Power to grant licence
  143. 1Paragraph 1
  144. Characteristics of licence
  145. 2Paragraph 2
  146. 3Paragraph 3
  147. 4Paragraph 4
  148. Power to impose conditions
  149. 5Paragraph 5
  150. Pre-conditions to grant of licence
  151. 6Paragraph 6
  152. Power to revoke licence
  153. 7Paragraph 7
  154. Power to vary licence
  155. 8Paragraph 8
  156. Power to suspend licence
  157. 9Paragraph 9
  158. Procedure in relation to licensing decisions
  159. 10Paragraph 10
  160. Notification of licensing decisions
  161. 11Paragraph 11
  162. Permission for the purposes of the licence condition required by paragraph 3(2)
  163. 12Paragraph 12
  164. Applications under this Schedule
  165. 13Paragraph 13
  166. Schedule 4: Section 45: supplementary
  167. Part 1: Qualifying consent
  168. Introductory
  169. 1Paragraph 1
  170. Qualifying consent
  171. 2Paragraph 2
  172. Application to Scotland
  173. 3Paragraph 3
  174. Part 2: Use for an excepted purpose
  175. Introductory
  176. 4Paragraph 4
  177. Purposes of general application
  178. 5Paragraph 5
  179. Purpose of research in connection with disorders, or functioning, of the human body
  180. 6Paragraph 6
  181. Purposes relating to existing holdings
  182. 7Paragraph 7
  183. Purposes relating to material from body of a living person
  184. 8Paragraph 8
  185. 9Paragraph 9
  186. 10Paragraph 10
  187. Purpose authorised under section 1
  188. 11Paragraph 11
  189. Purposes relating to DNA of adults who lack capacity to consent
  190. 12Paragraph 12
  191. Power to amend paragraphs 5, 7 and 8
  192. 13Paragraph 13
  193. Schedule 5: Powers of inspection, entry, search and seizure
  194. Inspection of statutory records
  195. 1Paragraph 1
  196. Entry and inspection of licensed premises
  197. 2Paragraph 2
  198. Entry and search in connection with suspected offence
  199. 3Paragraph 3
  200. Execution of warrants
  201. 4Paragraph 4
  202. Seizure in the course of inspection or search
  203. 5Paragraph 5
  204. Powers: supplementary
  205. 6Paragraph 6
  206. 7Paragraph 7
  207. Enforcement
  208. 8Paragraph 8
  209. Interpretation
  210. 9Paragraph 9
  211. Schedule 6: Consequential amendments
  212. Wills Act 1837 (c. 26)
  213. 1Paragraph 1
  214. Anatomy Act 1984 (c. 14)
  215. 2Paragraph 2
  216. Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)
  217. 3Paragraph 3
  218. Human Organ Transplants Act 1989 (c. 31)
  219. 4Paragraph 4
  220. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
  221. 5Paragraph 5
  222. Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
  223. 6Paragraph 6
  224. Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
  225. 7Paragraph 7
  226. Schedule 7: Repeals and revocations
  227. 1Repeals
  228. 2Revocations