Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024

Authorised officers for purposes of Part 4

79. (1) The Medical Council may appoint one or more persons as the Council sees fit to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Part.

(2) Each authorised officer shall be furnished with a warrant of his or her appointment and, when exercising a power conferred by this Part shall, if requested by any person affected thereby, produce such warrant of appointment to that person for inspection.

(3) An appointment under this section shall cease—

(a) if the Medical Council revokes the appointment,

(b) if the appointment is for a fixed period, on the expiry of that period, or

(c) in the case of a person who is a member of the staff of the Medical Council as the case may be, if the person ceases to be a member of the staff.