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Human Tissue Act 2004 in Scotland

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.

See the changes not yet applied
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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Modifications

C1

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