Part 2Regulation of activities involving human tissue

Supplementary

F141Interpretation of Part 2

F2(1)

In this Part—

F1 “the 2007 Regulations ” means the Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007;

F2 “the 2012 Regulations ” means the Quality and Safety of Organs Intended for Transplantation Regulations 2012;

“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).