Human Tissue Act, 1966 🇰🇪

Kenya

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Human Tissue Act, 1966

Act 34 of 1966

Assented to on 25 November 1966
Commenced on 1 January 1967
[This is the version of this document from 1 January 1967.]

An Act of Parliament to make provision with respect to the use of parts of bodies of deceased persons for therapeutic purposes and purposes of medical education and research; and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Human Tissue Act.

2. Removal of bodies for medical purposes

(1)If any person, either in writing at any time or orally in the presence of two or more witnesses during his last illness, has expressed a request that his body or any specified part of his body be used after his death for therapeutic purposes or for purposes of medical education or research, the person lawfully in possession of his body after his death may, unless he has reason to believe that the request was subsequently withdrawn, authorize the removal from the body of any part or, as t…

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