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Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006

Section 10 – Authorisation as respects a child who dies under 12 years of age

22.Section 10(1) provides that where a child dies under 12 years of age, authorisation of the removal and use of a part of the child’s body for one or more of the purposes of transplantation, education or training, research or audit can be given by a person who immediately before the death of the child had parental rights and responsibilities in relation to the child but who is not a local authority. Section 10(2)(a) provides that such authorisation must be in writing and signed, or expressed verbally, by the person who provides the authorisation. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) provides that such authorisation given for the purposes of research, education, training or audit may be withdrawn in writing and signed by the same person who gave the authorisation. Section 10(3) provides that authorisation given by a person by virtue of section 10(1) for the purposes of transplantation cannot be withdrawn.

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