Excluded relevant material2

1

This regulation is subject to the exceptions in paragraph (4).

2

For the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act the whole or part of the following composite tissues (“excluded composite tissues”) are specified as excluded relevant material—

a

brain;

b

spinal cord;

c

face;

d

nose;

e

mouth;

f

arm;

g

upper arm;

h

forearm;

i

hand;

j

finger;

k

leg;

l

thigh;

m

lower leg;

n

foot: or

o

toe.

3

For the purposes of section 7(2) of the Act the whole or part of any of the following is specified as excluded relevant material—

a

ovary;

b

uterus;

c

penis;

d

testicle;

e

foetus;

f

placenta;

g

umbilical cord; or

h

embryo (inside the body).

4

The whole or part of any of the following that forms part of any excluded composite tissues is not excluded relevant material—

a

eye;

b

nervous tissue;

c

artery;

d

bone;

e

muscle;

f

tendon; or

g

skin,

in so far as they are not being used for the transplantation of any excluded composite tissues.