General
14Coroners
(1)
Nothing in this Act applies to anything done for the purposes of functions of a coroner or under the authority of a coroner.
(2)
Subsection (3) applies where a person (“P”) knows, or has reason to believe, that—
(a)
the body of a deceased person, or
(b)
relevant material which has come from the body of a deceased person,
is, or may be, required for purposes of functions of a coroner.
(3)
The consent of the coroner is required before P may act on authority under—
(a)
section 3 (authorisation of transplantation activities), or
(b)
section 13 (preservation for transplantation),
in relation to the body or material.