Part 3Miscellaneous and general
Miscellaneous
44Surplus tissue
(1)
It shall be lawful for material to which subsection (2) or (3) applies to be dealt with as waste.
(2)
This subsection applies to any material which consists of or includes human cells and which has come from a person’s body in the course of his—
(a)
receiving medical treatment,
(b)
undergoing diagnostic testing, or
(c)
participating in research.
(3)
This subsection applies to any relevant material which—
(a)
has come from a human body, and
(b)
ceases to be used, or stored for use, for a purpose specified in Schedule 1.
(4)
This section shall not be read as making unlawful anything which is lawful apart from this section.