Body parts etc., removal of unlawful in some cases
18 Body parts etc., removal of unlawful in some cases
It shall be unlawful for any person to take or remove from a body of any deceased person any portion or specimen part thereof before such body is received into an authorised school of anatomy, or to take or remove, except for burial or cremation, any portion or specimen part of a body, from an authorised school of anatomy or to have in his possession, any portion or specimen part of a body which has been taken or removed in contravention of this section:
Provided that this section shall not apply to a person —
who holds a practice licence or is authorised by a person who holds a practice licence; and
who is approved in writing by the Chief Health Officer,
taking or removing a portion or specimen part of a body or having the same in his possession by and with the authority of an authorised school of anatomy for educational, scientific, or research purposes.
[Section 18 amended: No. 28 of 1984 s. 5; No. 10 of 1998 s. 17(7); No. 19 of 2016 s. 105.]
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