# Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006, Section 4: Disapplication of sections 3, 6 to 11 and 16 in certain circumstances


Sections 3, 6 to 11 and 16 do not apply—
(a) to anything done for the purposes of the functions or under the authority of the procurator fiscal;
(b) in relation to the removal of any part of the body of a deceased person during a post-mortem examination of the body or the subsequent retention and use of the part or in relation to retention and use of a part of a body to which section 36 applies;
(c) in relation to retention and use of tissue sample to which section 38 or 47 applies or an organ to which section 40 or 48 applies;
(d) as respects the removal, retention or use of any part of a body of a deceased person if it is the body of a person who died before the day on which section 3 comes into force and at least 100 years have elapsed since the date of the person's death.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/4/section/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-scotland-act-2006/section-4
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