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

Medical Council to monitor compliance with provisions of Part 5

97. (1) The Medical Council shall monitor compliance with this Part.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Medical Council—

(a) shall undertake or shall cause to be undertaken, inspections of, and provide or cause to be provided, reports on, premises identified in applications made by applicants for a Part 5 licence,

(b) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), shall conduct inspections not less than once every 3 years of all licensed institutions at which public display activities are undertaken,

(c) without prejudice to sections 89 and 101 , may request an applicant or a Part 5 licence holder to provide to the Medical Council as soon as it is practicable after receipt of such request, such information as the Medical Council may reasonably require for the purposes of this section and is so specified in its request,

(d) shall do such other things as are reasonably necessary or expedient for the purposes of monitoring compliance with this Part,

(e) may appoint one or more authorised officers to undertake any of the functions referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection.