Scottish Statutory Instrument 2006 Scotland

The Human Organ and Tissue Live Transplants (Scotland) Regulations 2006

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At a glance

What's here

4 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

Employee 2

Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 13 duties
Regulation (EU) No 965/2012 (Air Operations) 2012 12 duties
Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 2014 10 duties
The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 10 duties
Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002 2002 9 duties

What this Act requires

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Part 1 — PRELIMINARY

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s.001

Citation, interpretation and commencement

Part 2 — ADULT DONORS WHO HAVE CAPACITY

s.002

Cases in which restriction on transplants of organs are disapplied

Refer live organ donor case to Scottish Ministers before transplant Employee

Part 3 — ADULTS WITH INCAPACITY ACTING AS DONORS

s.003

Cases in which restriction on transplants of organs are disapplied

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Scottish Ministers must approve and notify before organ transplant from incapacitated adult Crown / Minister / Government department

s.004

Cases in which restriction on transplants of regenerative tissue are disapplied

Refer to Scottish Ministers and certify regenerative tissue for transplant Employee

Part 4 — CHILD DONORS

s.005

Cases in which restriction on transplants of organs or tissue are disapplied

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Scottish Ministers must approve live transplants involving a child donor Crown / Minister / Government department

Part 5 — DECISION MAKING PROCESS

Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.006

Right to reconsideration of Scottish Ministers' decision

s.007

Procedure on reconsideration

s.008

Appeal to the Court of Session

Official guidance

Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.

Guidance for transplant teams, Independent Assessors and Accredited Assessors in Scotland | Human Tissue Authority (opens in a new tab) from HTA Detailed Guidance

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