Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024
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Licence required for public display activities | ||
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86. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person shall not undertake public display activities unless the person undertaking the activity holds a licence issued in accordance with this Part in respect of such public display activity (in this Part referred to as a “ Part 5 licence”). | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply— | ||
(a) in respect of the public display of a body of a deceased person who died before the commencement of this section, and in respect of whom at least 100 years has lapsed since the death of the person, or | ||
(b) in respect of an anatomical specimen which immediately before the commencement of this section is held by a licensed institution (within the meaning of Part 4 ), hospital, university, museum, gallery or other like place, howsoever described. | ||
(3) A person who holds a Part 5 licence (in this Part referred to as a “ Part 5 licence holder”) shall ensure that the bodies of deceased persons used for the purposes of public display activities are treated at all times with dignity and respect. | ||
(4) A Part 5 licence holder shall not use a body for public display activities where— | ||
(a) any procedure related to anatomical examination is being carried out on the body, | ||
(b) any similar procedure to anatomical examination is being carried out on the body, or | ||
(c) if the identity of a body could be, or could reasonably be expected to be, ascertained by a member of the public when viewing such body. | ||
(5) A person who contravenes— | ||
(a) subsection (1), or | ||
(b) subsection (4), | ||
shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(6) In this section, “similar procedure” includes dissection, removal or implantation. |