# Human Tissue Act 2004, Paragraph 3


(1) The Coroners Act 1988 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 19 (post-mortem examination without inquest), after subsection (1) (which confers power to direct a person to make a post-mortem examination) there is inserted—
“(1A) No direction under subsection (1) above shall have effect to require a person to make a post-mortem examination if the making of the examination by him would contravene section 16(1) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (under which a person may make a post-mortem examination only under the authority of a licence under that Act).”
(3) In section 21 (which confers powers to direct a person to make a post-mortem examination in connection with an inquest), after subsection (4) there is inserted—
“(4A) No direction under this section shall have effect to require a person to make a post-mortem examination if the making of the examination by him would contravene section 16(1) of the Human Tissue Act 2004 (under which a person may make a post-mortem examination only under the authority of a licence under that Act).”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/30/schedule/6/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004/schedule-6/paragraph-3
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