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Human Tissue

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The Ministry of Health reviewed the use of human tissue for therapeutic and non-therapeutic purposes in 2004. As a result the Human Tissue Bill was introduced in November 2006. The Human Tissue Act 2008 was passed on 8 April 2008 and received royal assent on 18 April 2008. The Act came into force on 1 November 2008, on this date it repealed and replaced the Human Tissue Act 1964.

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Page last updated: 15 May 2009

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Consent process factsheets
Factsheets with information on the consent process for the collection and use of human tissue have been added to the Resources page (15 May 2009).


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