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HUMAN TISSUE TRANSPLANT ACT - SECT 8

Consent by adult living donor to removal of regenerative tissue

8. Consent by adult living donor to removal of regenerative tissue

(1) A person who -

(a) has attained the age of 18 years;

(b) is of sound mind; and

(c) is, in the light of medical advice furnished to him, prepared to do so,

may, by writing under his signature, consent to the removal from his body of regenerative tissue for the purpose of transplantation to the body of another person or for use for other therapeutic purposes or for medical or scientific purposes.

(2) A person who has given a consent referred to in subsection (1) may, at any time before the removal of the regenerative tissue to which the consent applies, revoke, either orally or in writing, his consent to the removal.



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