Human Organ Transplant Act |
Human Organ Transplant Regulations 2004 |
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Citation and commencement |
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Human Organ Transplant Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2004. |
Definitions |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
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Forms for Parts II and III of Act |
Approval and appointment of transplant ethics committees |
4.—(1) For the purpose of enabling transplant ethics committees to be appointed under Part IVA of the Act —
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Procedures of transplant ethics committees |
5.—(1) Every transplant ethics committee shall assess and give its written assessment, in a timely manner, of an application for its written authorisation of a living donor organ transplant under section 15A(1) of the Act.
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Additional considerations for giving of written authorisations |
6. Every transplant ethics committee shall, in addition to the considerations specified in section 15A(2) of the Act, have regard to the considerations of public interest and community values when assessing an application for its written authorisation of a living donor organ transplant. |
Review of decisions by transplant ethics committee |
6A.—(1) An applicant for review who is aggrieved by the decision of a transplant ethics committee to refuse to grant written authorisation under section 15A(1) of the Act may make a written application to the Director to require the transplant ethics committee to review its decision.
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Period of validity of written authorisation |
6B.—(1) For the purposes of section 15A(1) of the Act, every written authorisation of the transplant ethics committee of a hospital shall be valid for such period of time as the transplant ethics committee shall determine, not being a period longer than 60 days from the date the written authorisation is granted.
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Forms for Part IVA of Act |
7.—(1) The form for applying for the written authorisation of a transplant ethics committee under section 15A(1) of the Act —
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Offence |
8. Any person who makes any declaration or statement in relation to an application for the written authorisation of a transplant ethics committee under section 15A(1) of the Act which is false or misleading in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. |
Revocation |
9. The Human Organ Transplant Regulations (Rg 1) are revoked. |
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Singapore. |
[MH 78:18/1 Vol. 6; AG/LEG/SL/131A/2003/1 Vol. 1] |