Section 13: Post-mortem examinations
consolidated text (as amended). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
13. Post-mortem examinations
(1) No person shall, except for histopathological purposes, remove any
tissue, or cause or permit it to be removed, from the body of a person where
that body is lawfully required to be examined for the purpose of determining
the cause or circumstances of the person’s death.
(2) Any tissue may, in accordance with this Act and with the authority of
a judicial officer, be removed from the body of a person after the conclusion
of an examination referred to in subsection (1).
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not preclude the removal, in accordance
with this Act, of any tissue before carrying out the examination referred to in
subsection (1) where an authorised medical practitioner, after consultation
with the police medical officer designated to carry out the examination, certifies that he has reason to believe that the tissue will not be required for the
purpose of such an examination.
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Human Tissue (Removal, Preservation and Transplant) Act