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Human Tissue Act 2004 in Wales

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. 52Orders and regulations
  67. 53“Relevant material”
  68. 54General interpretation
  69. 55Financial provisions
  70. 56Consequential amendments
  71. 57Repeals and revocations
  72. 58Transition
  73. 59Extent
  74. 60Commencement
  75. 61Short title
  76. Schedule 1: Scheduled purposes
  77. Part 1: Purposes requiring consent: general
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. 2Paragraph 2
  80. 3Paragraph 3
  81. 4Paragraph 4
  82. 5Paragraph 5
  83. 6Paragraph 6
  84. 7Paragraph 7
  85. Part 2: Purposes requiring consent: deceased persons
  86. 8Paragraph 8
  87. 9Paragraph 9
  88. 10Paragraph 10
  89. 11Paragraph 11
  90. 12Paragraph 12
  91. Schedule 2: The human tissue authority
  92. Membership
  93. 1Paragraph 1
  94. Disqualification
  95. 2Paragraph 2
  96. 3Paragraph 3
  97. Tenure of office
  98. 4Paragraph 4
  99. 5Paragraph 5
  100. 6Paragraph 6
  101. 7Paragraph 7
  102. 8Paragraph 8
  103. 9Paragraph 9
  104. 9AParagraph 9A
  105. 9BParagraph 9B
  106. 9CParagraph 9C
  107. Remuneration and pensions of members
  108. 10Paragraph 10
  109. Staff
  110. 11Paragraph 11
  111. Proceedings
  112. 12Paragraph 12
  113. 13Paragraph 13
  114. Members' interests
  115. 14Paragraph 14
  116. Finance
  117. 15Paragraph 15
  118. Accounts and audit
  119. 16Paragraph 16
  120. Instruments
  121. 17Paragraph 17
  122. 18Paragraph 18
  123. Status
  124. 19Paragraph 19
  125. Supplementary powers
  126. 20Paragraph 20
  127. 21Paragraph 21
  128. Application of Statutory Instruments Act 1946
  129. 22Paragraph 22
  130. Public records
  131. 23Paragraph 23
  132. Investigation by Parliamentary Commissioner
  133. 24Paragraph 24
  134. House of Commons Disqualification
  135. 25Paragraph 25
  136. Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification
  137. 26Paragraph 26
  138. Freedom of information
  139. 27Paragraph 27
  140. Schedule 3: Licences for the purposes of section 16
  141. Power to grant licence
  142. 1Paragraph 1
  143. Characteristics of licence
  144. 2Paragraph 2
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. Power to impose conditions
  148. 5Paragraph 5
  149. Pre-conditions to grant of licence
  150. 6Paragraph 6
  151. Power to revoke licence
  152. 7Paragraph 7
  153. Power to vary licence
  154. 8Paragraph 8
  155. Power to suspend licence
  156. 9Paragraph 9
  157. Procedure in relation to licensing decisions
  158. 10Paragraph 10
  159. Notification of licensing decisions
  160. 11Paragraph 11
  161. Permission for the purposes of the licence condition required by paragraph 3(2)
  162. 12Paragraph 12
  163. Applications under this Schedule
  164. 13Paragraph 13
  165. Schedule 4: Section 45: supplementary
  166. Part 1: Qualifying consent
  167. Introductory
  168. 1Paragraph 1
  169. Qualifying consent
  170. 2Paragraph 2
  171. 3Paragraph 3
  172. Part 2: Use for an excepted purpose
  173. Introductory
  174. 4Paragraph 4
  175. Purposes of general application
  176. 5Paragraph 5
  177. Purpose of research in connection with disorders, or functioning, of the human body
  178. 6Paragraph 6
  179. Purposes relating to existing holdings
  180. 7Paragraph 7
  181. Purposes relating to material from body of a living person
  182. 8Paragraph 8
  183. 9Paragraph 9
  184. 10Paragraph 10
  185. Purpose authorised under section 1
  186. 11Paragraph 11
  187. Purposes relating to DNA of adults who lack capacity to consent
  188. 12Paragraph 12
  189. Power to amend paragraphs 5, 7 and 8
  190. 13Paragraph 13
  191. Schedule 5: Powers of inspection, entry, search and seizure
  192. Inspection of statutory records
  193. 1Paragraph 1
  194. Entry and inspection of licensed premises
  195. 2Paragraph 2
  196. Entry and search in connection with suspected offence
  197. 3Paragraph 3
  198. Execution of warrants
  199. 4Paragraph 4
  200. Seizure in the course of inspection or search
  201. 5Paragraph 5
  202. Powers: supplementary
  203. 6Paragraph 6
  204. 7Paragraph 7
  205. Enforcement
  206. 8Paragraph 8
  207. Interpretation
  208. 9Paragraph 9
  209. Schedule 6: Consequential amendments
  210. Wills Act 1837 (c. 26)
  211. 1Paragraph 1
  212. 2Paragraph 2
  213. Coroners Act 1988 (c. 13)
  214. 3Paragraph 3
  215. 4Paragraph 4
  216. Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16)
  217. 5Paragraph 5
  218. Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)
  219. 6Paragraph 6
  220. Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004
  221. 7Paragraph 7
  222. Schedule 7: Repeals and revocations
  223. 1Repeals
  224. 2Revocations