# The Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007, Regulation 21A: Inspection of documents to be held by an importing licence holder , Northern Ireland

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) qualifying tissues or cells are imported into Northern Ireland from a third country by an importing licence holder;
(b) the tissues or cells are then distributed or will be distributed in an EEA state...; and
(c) the competent authority in that state ... requests the Authority to arrange for an inspection to be carried out of any relevant documents held by an importing licence holder.
(2) The Authority must arrange for an inspection to be carried out by a duly authorised person, unless the Authority considers that it would be inappropriate in the particular circumstances of the case.
(3) A duly authorised person may require a person to produce for inspection any relevant documents.
(4) Where relevant documents are stored in electronic form, a duly authorised person may require an importing licence holder to make the documents available for inspection—
(a) in a visible and legible form; or
(b) in a form from which they can readily be produced in a visible and legible form.
(5) A duly authorised person may take copies of any relevant documents inspected in pursuance of a requirement under this regulation.
(6) In this regulation—
“duly authorised person” in the context of any provision, means a person authorised by the Authority to act for the purposes of that provision;
“qualifying tissues or cells” means tissues or cells intended for human application; and
“relevant documents” means a document relevant for the purposes of ascertaining whether tissues or cells imported from a third country meet standards of quality and safety equivalent to those laid down in these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1523/regulation/21A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-quality-and-safety-for-human-application-regulations-2007/regulation-21A
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