Circumstances in which Type B procedures may be carried out
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1
A Type B procedure may be carried out only if—
a
in the view of two registered medical practitioners, the conditions in paragraph (2) are met, and
b
the procedure is authorised in accordance with regulation 4.
2
The conditions referred to in paragraph (1)(a) are that—
a
the requirements of section 16E(2)(c), (d) and (e) of the 2006 Act are met, and
b
no Type A procedure could provide the necessary information for either of the purposes described in section 16E(3) of the 2006 Act.
3
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a)—
a
one of the registered medical practitioners must be the health worker primarily responsible for the person's medical treatment, and
b
neither registered medical practitioner may be a member of the clinical team or teams primarily responsible for carrying out the removal and use of a part of the person's body after the person's death for transplantation.
4
The views of the registered medical practitioners referred to in paragraph (1)(a) must be recorded in writing.
Reg. 3 in force at 26.3.2021, see reg. 1(1); S.S.I. 2021/108, reg. 2