26Effect of authority under this Part

26 Effect of authority under this Part

[Section 26 Substituted by No. 51 of 1987, s. 6 ]

(1)  An authority under this Part is sufficient authority for a medical practitioner other than  –

(a) a medical practitioner referred to in section 25A (1) ; and

(b) in a case to which section 23 applies, the designated officer who gave the authority  –

to remove tissue from the body of the deceased person referred to in the authority for the purpose referred to in the authority.

(2)  A contravention by a designated officer of section 25A (1) in relation to the giving of an authority does not affect the validity of the authority.