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Importation of anatomical specimens for anatomical examination
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67. (1) A licensed institution may, if it is in receipt of prior authorisation issued to it in that behalf by the Medical Council, import anatomical specimens for anatomical examination.
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(2) In making an application to the Medical Council for an authorisation, the licensed institution shall specify in writing—
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(a) the anatomical specimens that are the subject of the proposed importation,
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(b) the purpose for which the proposed importation is being made,
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(c) in the case of a loan, the duration of the loan period, and
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(d) the location at which the anatomical specimens will be held.
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(3) An anatomical specimen shall be obtained, transported, used and disposed of by a licensed institution in accordance with any consent given by the donor in respect of the body concerned.
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(4) It shall be for the licensed institution to satisfy itself and to show, if so requested in writing by the Medical Council, that the anatomical specimen has been obtained, transported, used and disposed of by the institution concerned in accordance with any consent given by the donor of the specimen concerned.
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(5) Where an anatomical specimen is imported into the State by a licensed institution for the purposes of anatomical examination, it shall be for the licensed institution to show, if so requested in writing by the Medical Council, that the institution complied with the legal requirements in the country from which the anatomical specimen has been imported.
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(6) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (4), evidence of compliance referred to in that subsection may comprise of evidence to show that the anatomical specimens have been imported in accordance with rules (howsoever described) relating to anatomical examination and donation of human tissue where such rules are, in the view of the Medical Council, equivalent to the provisions of this Part.
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