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Human Tissue Act 1983
35Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent or authority
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#### 35 Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent or authority
35 Exclusion of liability of persons acting in pursuance of consent or authority
> > (1) Where—
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> > > (a) a person carries out a procedure, and
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> > > (b) a consent or authority under this Act is sufficient authority under this Act for the person to carry out the procedure,
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> > the person is not liable to any other person in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the firstmentioned person in the carrying out of the procedure.
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> > (2) Subsection (1) does not relieve a person from liability for negligence in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by the person in the carrying out of a procedure.