Human Tissue Act 1983
27FRelationship with Guardianship Act 1987
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27F Relationship with Guardianship Act 1987
27F Relationship with Guardianship Act 1987
(1) An authority under section 27C has effect despite the Guardianship Act 1987.
(2) Despite subsection (1), an authority under section 27C does not have effect if—
(a) a person responsible has given consent to treatment on the potential tissue donor under the Guardianship Act 1987, Part 5, and
(b) the treatment is incompatible with the ante-mortem procedure.
(3) In this section—
person responsible has the same meaning as in the Guardianship Act 1987, Part 5.
treatment has the same meaning as in the Guardianship Act 1987, Part 5.
s 27F: Ins 2024 No 13, Sch 1[2].