Human Organ Transplant Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Removal of Organ After Death
4. Authorities may remove organ after death
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The designated officer of a hospital may, subject to and in accordance with this section, authorise, in writing, the removal of any organ from the body of a person who has died in the hospital for the purpose of the transplantation of the organ to the body of a living person.
designated officer
“designated officer”, in relation to a hospital, means a person appointed under section 3 to be the designated officer of the hospital;
No authority may be given under subsection (1) for the removal of the organ from the body of any deceased person —
organ
“organ” means —(a)except as provided in paragraph (b), any organ of a human body specified in the First Schedule; and(b)for the purposes of Parts 4 and 4A, any organ of a human body;
who has during the deceased person’s lifetime registered his or her objection with the Director‑General to the removal of the organ from his or her body after his or her death;
who is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of Singapore;
who is below 21 years of age unless the deceased person’s parent or guardian has consented to such removal; or
whom the designated officer, after making such inquiries as are reasonable in the circumstances, has reason to believe was mentally disordered, unless the deceased person’s parent or guardian has consented to such removal.
In this section, “permanent resident” means a permanent resident of Singapore as defined by section 2 of the Immigration Act 1959.[5