Committee
Health Committee, 17 Jan 2006
17 Jan 2006 · S2 · Health Committee
Item of business
Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
Speaker
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Section 28—Authorisation of post-mortem examination etc as respects child under 12 years of age
In the same item of business
The Convener:
SNP
Item 3 on the agenda is our continued consideration of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Bill at stage 2. This is day 2 of our stage 2 consideration. We have set a...
Sections 19 to 25 agreed to.
Section 26—Authorisation of post-mortem examination etc: child 12 years of age or over
Amendments 67 to 69 moved—Lewis Macdonald—and agreed to.
Section 26, as amended, agreed to.
Section 27—Authorisation of post-mortem examination etc as respects child 12 years of age or over by nominee or person with parental rights and parental resp...
Amendment 70 moved—Lewis Macdonald—and agreed to.
Section 27, as amended, agreed to.
Section 28—Authorisation of post-mortem examination etc as respects child under 12 years of age
Amendment 71 moved—Lewis Macdonald—and agreed to.
Section 28, as amended, agreed to.
Section 29—Nomination of person under section 25(1) or 27(1): additional provision
The Convener:
SNP
Group 1 is on the nomination of persons. Amendment 72, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 109.
Lewis Macdonald:
Lab
Amendment 72 provides additional safeguards to ensure that an adult or a child aged 12 or over understands the implications of nominating an adult to authori...
Amendment 72 agreed to.
Section 29, as amended, agreed to.
Section 30—Post-mortem examination and removal and retention of organs: further requirements
The Convener:
SNP
Group 2 is miscellaneous amendments. Amendment 73, in the name of the deputy minister, is grouped with amendment 109.
Lewis Macdonald:
Lab
Amendment 73 is a technical amendment that makes further provision in relation to authorisation by an adult for a post-mortem examination under section 24(1)...
Amendment 73 agreed to.
The Convener:
SNP
Group 3 is on prescribed forms of authorisation. Amendment 74, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 79, 81, 106 and 107.
Lewis Macdonald:
Lab
Amendment 74 has been lodged because of the Subordinate Legislation Committee's comments at an earlier stage. That committee noted that section 47(a) will gi...
Dr Jean Turner (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Ind):
Ind
Is the research form mandatory?
Lewis Macdonald:
Lab
No. The form that exists has been worked up as part of a research undertaking. The amendments in group 3 allow that we may prescribe the form for such resear...
Dr Turner:
Ind
Could the form become mandatory?
Lewis Macdonald:
Lab
It could become a standard form under regulations, but not under the primary legislation.
Amendment 74 agreed to.
Amendments 75 to 81 moved—Lewis Macdonald—and agreed to.
Section 30, as amended, agreed to.
Section 31 agreed to.