9Medical practitioners’ certificates

#### 9 Medical practitioners’ certificates 9 Medical practitioners’ certificates > A medical practitioner may certify in writing— > > > (a) that the consent in writing of a person, the terms of which consent are set out in the certificate, was given in the presence of the medical practitioner, > > > (b) that the medical practitioner explained to the person, before the consent was given, the nature and effect of the removal from the body of that person of the tissue specified in the consent, and > > > (c) that the medical practitioner is satisfied that, at the time the consent was given— > > > > > (i) the person was not a child, > > > > > (ii) the person was of sound mind, and > > > > > (iii) the consent was freely given.