Section 21 – Summary proceedings for offences under sections 17, 19(4) or 20(2)
61.Section 21 provides that the time bar on commencing summary proceedings in relation to any of the offences under sections 17, 19(4) or 20(2) comes into operation 6 months after evidence sufficient to justify proceedings comes to the Lord Advocate’s knowledge.
22 - Authorisation for transplantation to have priority
62.The effect of section 22 is that authorisations under section 6(1) or 9(1) as respects removal and use of any part of a body to be used for transplantation which are in force immediately before a person’s death, or any right of a person to authorise removal and use for transplantation of a part of a deceased person’s body for transplantation under section 7(1), (2), (3), 11(1), (2), (3) or 12(1) take priority over authorisation, or the right to give authorisation, as respects the use of the body for a post mortem examination or requests by a person that their body be used for anatomical examination.
