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Human Organ Transplant Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Removal of Organ After Death

6. Organ to be removed and transplanted by authorised medical practitioners

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2023.

(1)

No person other than an authorised medical practitioner in a hospital is to remove any organ which is authorised to be removed pursuant to section 4 or transplant any such organ.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), “authorised medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who has been authorised by the Director‑General to remove any organ pursuant to section 4 or to transplant any such organ.

(3)

Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.[7