Explanatory Notes

Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006

2006 asp 4

16 March 2006

The Act – an Overview

Part 3:  Tissue Sample Or Organs No Longer Required for Procurator Fiscal Purposes

Section 41 – Notice under section 38(2) or 40(2)(a):  further provisions

104.Section 41 sets out the formalities associated with the notification which the fiscal is to send indicating that tissue samples or organs are no longer required for the purposes of the functions of the fiscal. Subsection (1) provides for the ways in which notification may be sent and subsections (2) and (3) provide a definition of the manager of an establishment for the purposes of section 38(2) or 40(2)(a).