C29

Prospective affecting provision: section inserted by Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 (5/2024), s. 60, not commenced as of date of revision, subject to transitional provisions in s. 39.

F87[33K.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), a relevant facility at which post-mortem examinations take place shall, as soon as practicable after the commencement of this section and, in any event, not later than 12 weeks after such commencement, nominate in writing at least one suitably qualified person for the purposes of the relevant sections (in this section referred to as a "nominated person").

(2) A nominated person shall be an employee of the relevant facility concerned and shall be suitably qualified person by reason of his or her training and experience to discharge the responsibilities of a nominated person.

(3) A nominated person shall have the following responsibilities, namely:

(a) to notify, in accordance with any guidelines, the Authority of the post-mortem examinations that take place in the relevant facility in relation to which he or she is the nominated person.

(b) to ensure that an annual report of post-mortem examinations that take place in the relevant facility is compiled and submitted to the Authority;

(c) to maintain or cause to be maintained records in accordance with regulations under section 33I;

(d) without prejudice to the powers of the Authority under Part 3 of the Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Act 2024 and section 8 of the Health Act 2007, to monitor compliance with the relevant sections and any regulations under section 33I and notify the Authority in writing when he or she becomes aware of any breach of a provision of those sections or regulations;

(e) to liaise with the Authority from time to time and when requested to do so by the Authority.

(4) The operator of a relevant facility at which post-mortem examinations take place shall, notwithstanding the nomination by the relevant facility of a nominated person, at all times remain responsible for, and accountable to the Authority in respect of, compliance with regulations under section 33I.]