Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006

60 Interpretation

(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.