Part 7General

60Interpretation

(1)

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—

adult” means a person who is 16 years of age or over;

child” means a person who is under the age of 16 years;

local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);

parental responsibilities” has the meaning given by section 1(3) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36);

parental rights” has the meaning given by section 2(4) of that Act;

post-mortem examination” has the meaning given by section 23;

tissue” includes skin, a cornea and bone marrow;

tissue sample” includes any derivative of skin.

(2)

In this Act, references to transplantation are to transplantation into a human body; and references to “transplant” or to “transplants” are to be construed accordingly.