{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-scotland-act-2006/section-55",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-scotland-act-2006/section-55.json",
  "legislation": "asp/2006/4",
  "legislation_title": "Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/human-tissue-scotland-act-2006",
  "path": "section/55",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "55",
  "heading": "Power to give effect to EU obligations",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend this Act for the purpose of—\n(a) implementing a relevant obligation or enabling a relevant obligation to be implemented;\n(b) dealing with matters arising out of or related to a relevant obligation.\n(2) The power under subsection (1) includes—\n(a) (in particular) power to add or omit provisions;\n(b) power consequentially to amend or repeal any other enactment and any instrument made under an enactment.\n(3) In this section, “relevant obligation” means a EU obligation of the United Kingdom relating to material which consists of, includes or is derived from human cells.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (22.4.2011) by The Treaty of Lisbon (Changes in Terminology) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1043), arts. 2, 3, 6 (with art. 3(2)(3)4(2)6(4)6(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 55 in force at 1.9.2006 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2006/251, arts. 2, 3, Schs."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2006/4/section/55",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:16:16.778192+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}