Introduction
Summary and Background
Territorial Application: Wales
The Act
Commentary on Sections
Part 1 - Removal, Storage and Use of Human Organs and Other Tissue for Scheduled Purposes
Section 1: Authorisation of activities for scheduled purposes
Section 2: “Appropriate consent”: children
Section 3: “Appropriate consent”: adults
Section 4: Nominated Representatives
Section 5: Prohibition of activities without consent
Section 6: Activities involving material from adults who lack capacity
Section 7: Powers of court to dispense with the need for consent
Section 8: Restriction of activities in relation to donated material
Section 9: Existing Holdings
Section 10: Existing Anatomical Specimens
Section 11: Coroners
Section 12: Interpretation of Part 1
Part 2 - Regulation of Activities Involving Human Tissue
The Human Tissue Authority
Section 13: The Human Tissue Authority
Section 14: Remit
Licensing
Section 16: Licence Requirements
Section 17: Persons to whom licence applies
Section 18: Duty of the designated individual
Section 19: Right to reconsideration of licensing decisions
Section 20: Appeals Committee
Section 21: Procedure on reconsideration
Section 23: Conduct of licensed activities
Section 24: Changes of licence circumstance
Section 25: Breach of licence requirement
Codes of Practice
Section 26: Preparation of codes
Section 27: Provision with respect to consent
Section 28: Effect of codes
Section 29: Approval of codes
Anatomy
Section 30: Possession of anatomical specimens away from licensed premises
Section 31: Possession of former anatomical specimens away from licensed premises
Trafficking
Section 32: Prohibition of commercial dealings in human material for transplantation
Transplants
Section 33: Restriction on transplants involving a live donor
Section 34: Information about transplant operations
General
Section 35: Agency arrangements and provision of services
Section 36: Annual Report
Section 37: Directions
Section 38: Duties in relation to carrying out functions
Exceptions
Section 39: Criminal Justice purposes
Section 40: Religious relics
Part 3 - Miscellaneous and General
Miscellaneous
Section 43: Preservation for transplantation
Section 44: Surplus tissue
Section 45: Non-consensual analysis of DNA
Section 47: Power to give effect to Community obligations
Section 47: Power to de-accession human remains
Section 48: Powers of inspection, entry, search and seizure
Section 50: Prosecutions
Section 58: Transition
Commencement Date
Hansard References