Medical practitioner may give certificate in relation to consent
9 Medical practitioner may give certificate in relation to consent
A medical practitioner may certify in writing in relation to a consent given under section 7 or 8 by a person, being a consent the terms of which are set out in the certificate, that –
the consent was given in the medical practitioner’s presence;
the medical practitioner explained to the person before the consent was given the nature, consequences and risks of the removal from the body of the person of the tissue specified in the consent; and the medical practitioner is satisfied that – at the time the consent was given, the person had attained the age of 18 years; at that time, the person was of sound mind; and the consent was freely given.
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