Anatomy Act 1984
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1984 c. 14 |
| Year | 1984 |
dissection,removal of, or carrying out a procedure on or in relation to, one or more parts of the body,part of a body,prosthesis, orimplant,a body to be used for anatomical examination, ora body in course of being used for anatomical examination (including separated parts of such a body) .(2A) An imported body is not an anatomical specimen until an authority for its anatomical examination has been given under section 4A(1) .(3) In this Act “body” means the body of a deceased person.(4) Nothing in this Act applies to anything done for the purposes of a post-mortem examination requested or required or directed to be made by a F19procurator fiscal or F20a post-mortem examination as defined in section 23 of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 4) .(5) If a part of a body is authorised to be removed for transplantation, research, education, training F65, audit or quality assurance under section 6, F666D, 6E, 6F, 6G, 6H, 8, 8D, 10 or 10A of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 4) , that Act (and not this Act) applies to the removal and use of the part, even if the transplantation, research, education, training F65 , audit or quality assurance consists of or involves anatomical examination; but the preceding provisions of this subsection do not prevent this Act applying as regards the body after such removal or where no such removal is made.he carries it out on premises which at the time of the examination are licensed under section 3(1) ,he is authorised to carry it out under section 3(3) ,at the time the examination is carried out it is lawful by virtue of F29sections 4 to 4B, anddeath has been registered, in the case of the body concerned, under F30section 22 of the 1965 Act or, where the body concerned is an imported body, death has been registered or recorded (or the equivalent) under the law concerning such matters applicable in the country or territory in which the person died.he is authorised to have possession under section 3(4) ,anatomical examination of the specimen is at the time concerned lawful by virtue of F31sections 4 to 4B, anda certificate of cause of death has been F62attested, in the case of the body concerned, in accordance with F32section 24 of the 1965 Act or, where the body concerned is an imported body, a certificate or other document having the equivalent effect has been issued under the law concerning such matters applicable in the country or territory in which the person died.(3) Subsection (2) does not apply where a person come into lawful possession of a body immediately after death and retained possession prior to its removal to the place where anatomical examination is to take place.(4) In this section (1) The Secretary of State may grant a licence for the use of premises for carrying out anatomical examinations.carry out anatomical examinations;have possession of anatomical specimens.at the time of the examination he is licensed to carry it out under subsection (2) (a) , orhe at the time he has possession he is licensed to do so under subsection (2) (b) , orhe has, from a person who is so licensed at that time, permission (general or particular) to have such possession.compile such records in relation to anatomical examinations and anatomical specimens as may be specified by regulations made by the Secretary of State, andretain for such period as may be so specified any records compiled in accordance with paragraph (a) .(6) The power to
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