Part 2Regulation of activities involving human tissue

Supplementary

I1I2I3I4I5I6F141Interpretation of Part 2

1

In this Part—

  • F1“the 2007 Regulations” means the Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) Regulations 2007;

  • “anatomical specimen” means—

    1. a

      the body of a deceased person to be used for the purpose of anatomical examination, or

    2. b

      the body of a deceased person in the course of being used for the purpose of anatomical examination (including separated parts of such a body);

  • “appeals committee” has the meaning given by section 20(2);

  • “designated individual”, in relation to a licence, means the individual designated in the licence as the person under whose supervision the licensed activity is authorised to be carried on;

  • “export” means export from England, Wales or Northern Ireland to a place outside England, Wales and Northern Ireland;

  • “import” means import into England, Wales or Northern Ireland from a place outside England, Wales and Northern Ireland;

  • “scheduled purpose” means a purpose specified in Schedule 1.

2

In this Part, references to the carrying-out of an anatomical examination are to the carrying-out of a macroscopic examination by dissection for anatomical purposes of the body of a deceased person, and, where parts of the body of a deceased person are separated in the course of such an examination, include the carrying-out of a macroscopic examination by dissection of the parts for those purposes.

3

In this Part, references to a person to whom a licence applies are to a person to whom the authority conferred by the licence extends (as provided by section 17).