Human Tissue Act 2004
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The Human Tissue Act 2004 (c. 30) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that applied to England, Northern Ireland and Wales, which consolidated previous legislation and created the Human Tissue Authority to "regulate the removal, storage, use and disposal of human bodies, organs and tissue."[1] The Act does not extend to Scotland; its counterpart there is the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to activities involving human tissue; to make provision about the transfer of human remains from certain museum collections; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation | 2004 c. 30 |
Territorial extent | England, Northern Ireland and Wales |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 15 November 2004 |
Other legislation | |
Relates to | Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
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