28Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue, &c.

### 28 Act does not prevent specified removals of tissue, &c. > > (1)  Nothing in this Act applies to or in relation to  – > > > > > > (a) the removal of tissue from the body of a living person in the course of a procedure or operation carried out, in the interests of the health of the person, by a medical practitioner with the consent, express or implied, given by or on behalf of the person or in circumstances necessary for the preservation of the life of the person; > > > > > > > (b) the use of tissue so removed; > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 26 of 2006, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Mar 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-03-01/act-2006-026#JS2@Ja2@GC1@EN) anything done in pursuance of the [Anatomical Examinations Act 2006](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2006-026) ; > > > > > > > (ca) [*\[Section 28 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2024, s. 14, Applied:05 Sep 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-09-05/act-2024-011#GS14@EN) the removal of tissue from the body of a person permitted under another Act; > > > > > > > (d) the embalming of the body of a deceased person; or > > > > > > > (e) the preparation, including the restoration of any disfigurement or mutilation, of the body of a deceased person for the purpose of interment or cremation. > > > (2)  In [subsection (1)](#GS28@Gs1@EN) , ***tissue*** has the same meaning as in [Part II](#HPII@EN) .