{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004/section-23",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004/section-23.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/30",
  "legislation_title": "Human Tissue Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-act-2004",
  "path": "section/23",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "23",
  "heading": "Conduct of licensed activities",
  "text": "(1) Directions may impose requirements in relation to the conduct of the activity which a licence authorises to be carried on.\n(2) Directions under subsection (1) may be given in relation to licences generally, licences of a particular description or a particular licence.\n(3) A person shall comply with a requirement imposed by directions under subsection (1) if it is applicable to him.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 20-24 applied (with modifications) (25.5.2007 for specified purposes, 5.7.2007 in so far as not already in force) by Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1523), reg. 1(2)(3)8(2)(c)8(4) (with reg. 2(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Ss. 20-24 applied (with modifications) (12.7.2012 for specified purposes, otherwise 27.8.2012) by The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1501), reg. 1(2)(3), 6"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Ss. 20-24 amendment to earlier affecting provision S.I. 2012/1501 reg. 6 (14.7.2014) by The Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1459), regs. 1(1), 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 20.10.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/2792, art. 2(2)(j)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 1.3.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/404, art. 2(3)(4), Sch. (with arts. 4-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 7.4.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/404, art. 3(3), Sch. (with arts. 4-6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 31.7.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/1997, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I5",
      "text": "S. 23 in force at 1.9.2006 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2006/1997, art. 3(2) (with arts. 4, 7, 8)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/30/section/23",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:57.129059+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}