Singapore legislation

Section 6

of Human Organ Transplant Act 1987

Section 6

Organ to be removed and transplanted by authorised medical practitioners

(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 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

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