21XAuthority to use tissue removed from adult

#### 21X Authority to use tissue removed from adult 21X Authority to use tissue removed from adult > > (1) The use, for therapeutic, medical or scientific purposes, of tissue removed from the body of a person during medical, dental or surgical treatment, is authorised if— > > > > > (a) the person has given his or her consent in writing to the use of the tissue for that purpose, and > > > > > (b) the consent has not been revoked. > > > (2) The authority conferred by subsection (1) is subject to the terms and any conditions of the consent referred to in that subsection. > > > (3) This section does not apply if the person— > > > > > (a) is a child, or > > > > > (b) is a patient to whom Part 5 of the [Guardianship Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-257) applies. > > **s 21X:** Ins 2003 No 18, Sch 2 \[12\].