Section 56 National Health Act

Section 56 National Health Act 2014 is about Purposes of donation of body, tissue etc. It is under Part VI (Control of Use of Blood, Blood Products, Tissue and Gametes in Humans) of the Act.

(1) A donation under section 55 of this Act may only be made for the purposes of—
(a) training of students in health sciences ;
(b) health research ;
(c) advancement of health sciences ;
(d) therapy, including the use of tissue in any living person ; or
(e) production of a therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic substance.

(2) This Act does not apply to the preparation of the body of a deceased person for the purposes of embalming it, whether or not such preparation involves the—
(a) making of incisions in the body for the withdrawal of blood and the replacement by a preservative ; or
(b) restoration of any disfigurement or mutilation of the body before its burial.