Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006

55Power to give effect to Community obligations

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(1)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations amend this Act for the purpose of—

(a)implementing a relevant obligation or enabling a relevant obligation to be implemented;

(b)dealing with matters arising out of or related to a relevant obligation.

(2)The power under subsection (1) includes—

(a)(in particular) power to add or omit provisions;

(b)power consequentially to amend or repeal any other enactment and any instrument made under an enactment.

(3)In this section, “relevant obligation” means a Community obligation of the United Kingdom relating to material which consists of, includes or is derived from human cells.