Explanatory Notes

Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006

2006 asp 4

16 March 2006

The Act – an Overview

Part 2:  Post-Mortem Examinations

Section 23 – Meaning of post-mortem examination for purposes of Act

63.Section 23 provides a comprehensive definition of a post-mortem examination for the purposes of the Act, defining it in terms of the examination of the body of a deceased person and the purposes for which that examination is carried out.