Part 3Authorisation of removal and use of part of body of deceased person

Chapter 4Authorisations: general

I120Withdrawal by person who is blind or unable to write

1

The 2006 Act is amended as follows.

2

After section 10C insert—

10DWithdrawal by person who is blind or unable to write

1

This section applies where a person who is blind or unable to write decides to withdraw—

a

an authorisation by virtue of—

i

section 6A(1),

ii

section 6H(5),

iii

section 8A(1),

iv

section 8D(4),

v

section 10(1B),

vi

section 10A(6),

b

a declaration by virtue of—

i

section 6C(1),

ii

section 8C(1).

2

The withdrawal may be—

a

in writing by another person, and

b

signed by an adult (a “signatory”).

3

A withdrawal that is signed by a signatory must—

a

be witnessed by one witness, and

b

contain a statement made in accordance with subsection (4).

4

The statement must—

a

state that the person, in the presence of the signatory and the witness, expressed the intention to withdraw the authorisation or, as the case may be, the declaration,

b

state that the person requested the signatory to sign the withdrawal,

c

be signed by the signatory and the witness in the presence of—

i

each other, and

ii

the person.

3

In section 6, subsections (3) to (5) are repealed.

4

In section 8, subsections (3) to (6) are repealed.