s 26
In forceAct does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.
Part 7Miscellaneous matters
26 Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue etc.
Nothing in this Act applies in relation to:
(a) the removal of tissue from the body of a living person in the course of a procedure or operation carried out, in the interests of the health of the person, by a medical practitioner:
(i) with the consent, express or implied, given by or on behalf of the person; or
(ii) in accordance with Part 4 of the Health Care Decision Making Act 2023; or
(b)
the use of tissue so removed; or
(c)
the embalming of the body of a deceased person; or
(d) the preparation, including the restoration of any disfigurement or mutilation, of the body of a deceased person for the purpose of burial or disposal.
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