Human Tissue Act 2004

41 Interpretation of Part 2 E+W+N.I.

(1) In this Part—

• “anatomical specimen” means—

  (a)

  the body of a deceased person to be used for the purpose of anatomical examination, or

  (b)

  the body of a deceased person in the course of being used for the purpose of anatomical examination (including separated parts of such a body);

• “appeals committee” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

• “designated individual”, in relation to a licence, means the individual designated in the licence as the person under whose supervision the licensed activity is authorised to be carried on;

• “export” means export from England, Wales or Northern Ireland to a place outside England, Wales and Northern Ireland;

• “import” means import into England, Wales or Northern Ireland from a place outside England, Wales and Northern Ireland;

• “scheduled purpose” means a purpose specified in Schedule 1.

(2) In this Part, references to the carrying-out of an anatomical examination are to the carrying-out of a macroscopic examination by dissection for anatomical purposes of the body of a deceased person, and, where parts of the body of a deceased person are separated in the course of such an examination, include the carrying-out of a macroscopic examination by dissection of the parts for those purposes.

(3) In this Part, references to a person to whom a licence applies are to a person to whom the authority conferred by the licence extends (as provided by section 17).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 41 in force at 1.4.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/919, art. 3, Sch. (with art. 2)

I2 S. 41 in force at 20.10.2005 for specified purposes by S.I. 2005/2792, art. 2(2)(j)