Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 4)

Part 3 S Tissue sample or organs no longer required for procurator fiscal purposes

47 Use of tissue sample removed before day on which section 38 comes into force S

Tissue sample removed from the body of a deceased person (or from an organ which was removed from the body) during an examination of the body carried out before the day on which section 38 comes into force for the purposes of the functions, or under the authority, of the procurator fiscal and held immediately before that day for use for any of the purposes referred to in paragraph (b) of section 39 (whether or not held immediately before that day also for the purposes of the functions of the procurator fiscal) may be retained and used for any of the purposes referred to in that paragraph (whether or not it is retained and used also for the purposes of the functions of the procurator fiscal).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 47 in force at 1.9.2006 by S.S.I. 2006/251, art. 3