Singapore legislation
Section 4
Section 4
Authorities may remove organ after death
(1)
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.
(2)
No authority may be given under subsection (1) for the removal of the organ from the body of any deceased person —
who has during the deceased person’s lifetime registered his or her objection with the Director 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.
(3)
In this section, “permanent resident” includes —
a person who holds a Singapore blue identity card; and
a person who holds an Entry Permit or a Re-entry Permit issued by the Controller of Immigration,and who is not subject to any restriction as to the person’s period of residence in Singapore imposed under the Immigration Act 1959.[5