The Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006

JurisdictionScotland

2006 No. 251 (C. 23)

HUMAN TISSUE

The Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006

Made 10th May 2006

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 62(2) and (3) of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 20051and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and interpretation
S-1 Citation and interpretation

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

Appointed days

Appointed days

S-2 The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the...

2. The provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall come into force on 12th May 2006 but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

S-3 All the provisions of the Act shall, in so far as not then in...

3. All the provisions of the Act shall, in so far as not then in force, come into force on 1st September 2006.

LEWIS MACDONALD

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th May 2006

SCHEDULE

Article 2

PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 12TH MAY 2006

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision of the Act

Subject matter

Purpose

Section 11(1)(b) and (2)

Removal of part of body of deceased person: further requirements

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 17(3)-(5)

Restrictions on transplants involving live donor

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 18(2)

Meaning of adult with incapacity for purposes of section 17(1)(c) and (2)(c)

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 19(1)

Records, information etc.: removal and use of parts of human bodies for transplantation etc.

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 40(2)(c)

Use of organ no longer required for procurator fiscal purposes

Only for the purpose of enabling orders to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 41(2)(b)

Notice under section 38(2) or 40(2)(a): further provision

Only for the purpose of enabling orders to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 48(2)

Use of organ removed before day on which section 40 comes into force

Only for the purpose of enabling orders to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 53(6)

Amendment of the Anatomy Act 1984

Only for the purpose of enabling orders under section 4B(3) of the Anatomy Act 1984 to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 53(7)(e)

Amendment of the Anatomy Act 1984

Only for the purposes or enabling regulations under section 5(6)(a) of the Anatomy Act 1984 to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 53(9)

Amendment of the Anatomy Act 1984

Only for the purposes of enabling

(a) orders under section 6A(2) of the Anatomy Act 1984 to be made;

(b) regulations under section 6A(12) of that Act to be made; and

(c) applications for licences under section 6A(9) of that Act to be made and determined,

and such orders, regulations or licences to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 53(12)

Amendment of the Anatomy Act 1984

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations under section 8(1) of the Anatomy Act 1984 to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 53(13)

Amendment of the Anatomy Act 1984

Only for the purposes of enabling

(a) the Scottish Ministers to prepare, consult upon and publish a code of practice under section 8A(1), (3) and (4) of the Anatomy Act 1984; and

(b) orders under section 8A(2)(a) and (b) of that Act to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 55

Power to give effect to Community obligations

Only for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made to come into force on or after 1st September 2006

Section 58

Ancillary provision

Only for the...

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