Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024
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Application to register objection to being relevant organ donor | ||
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33. (1) An adult (in this section referred to as the “applicant”) may apply to the Executive to register his or her objection to being an organ donor of his or her relevant organs and where he or she does so, the Executive shall register that objection on the Register. | ||
(2) An application under subsection (1) shall— | ||
(a) be in writing, and | ||
(b) subject to subsection (3), be in such form and manner as is specified by the Executive. | ||
(3) When making an application under subsection (1), an applicant shall provide the following information to the Executive: | ||
(a) his or her forename, surname and any former surnames; | ||
(b) his or her mother’s birth surname; | ||
(c) his or her sex; | ||
(d) his or her nationality and date and place of birth; | ||
(e) his or her personal public service number (if any) (within the meaning of section 262 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 ); | ||
(f) where known, his or her individual health identifier (within the meaning of the Health Identifiers Act 2014 ); | ||
(g) such other information as the Executive may, from time to time, reasonably specify for the purposes of maintaining the Register. | ||
(4) A person may apply to the Executive to— | ||
(a) amend his or her information on the Register provided in accordance with subsection (3), or | ||
(b) withdraw his or her objection provided in accordance with subsection (1) and have his or her details removed from the Register. | ||
(5) An application under subsection (4) shall— | ||
(a) be in writing, and | ||
(b) be in such form and manner as specified by the Executive. | ||
(6) An objection registered on the Register by a person under subsection (1) shall remain on the Register for the lifetime of that person unless he or she withdraws his or her objection in accordance with subsection (4)(b). | ||
(7) A person shall not make— | ||
(a) an application under subsection (1) to register any person other than himself or herself on the Register, or | ||
(b) an application under subsection (4)(a) or (b) in respect of the information or objection contained on the Register relating to any person other than himself or herself, | ||
without that person’s knowledge and consent. | ||
(8) A person who contravenes subsection (7) shall be guilty of an offence. |