Section 3: Application of Act
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3. Application of Act
(1) This Act shall—
(a) bind the State;
(b) not apply to—
(i) the removal of blood from a human body by or on behalf of
a Blood Transfusion Service;
(ii) the transfusion of blood obtained from a Blood Transfusion
Service into a human body;
(iii) the removal of blood from, or the donation of tissue by,
living persons for scientific or research purposes, with their
written informed consent and with the approval of such
ethics committees as may be prescribed.
(2) This Act shall not apply to cases where, in the course of or as a result of a Police enquiry, tissue is removed for the purposes of forensic
examination, upon an order of a judicial officer, or upon the consent of a
person from whom the tissue is to be removed.