Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024
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Chapter 5 Relevant Organ Donation Opt-Out Register | ||
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Relevant Organ Donation Opt-Out Register | ||
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32. (1) The Executive shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this section, establish and maintain in such form as it considers appropriate, a register to be known as the Relevant Organ Donation Opt-Out Register (in this Part referred to as “the Register”). | ||
(2) The Executive shall make an entry in the Register of the details specified in subsection (3) of section 33 in respect of an adult who has registered his or her objection to becoming a donor of his or her relevant organs in accordance with that section. | ||
(3) Where the Executive has made an entry in the Register, it shall contact the person in respect of whom the entry has been made, in the manner specified by the Executive, to confirm the details of the entry. | ||
(4) Only the Executive may access the information contained in the Register and the contents of the Register shall not be available to the public. | ||
(5) The Executive shall take such steps as it considers necessary to ensure that the particulars entered in the Register are accurate. | ||
(6) The Executive may, for the purposes of maintaining the accuracy of the Register and, where it considers it appropriate to do so, amend or delete any particulars entered in the Register. |