(1) This section applies in relation to a deceased person who was a tissue donor and whose death is or is to be registered under this Act.
(2) On request by a next of kin of the deceased person, the registrar-general must include in the register a statement that the person was a tissue donor.
(3) The request must be in writing and include information verifying that the deceased person was a tissue donor.
(4) In this section:
"next of kin—"see the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978
, dictionary.
"tissue donor"—a deceased person was a tissue donor if tissue was removed from the person's body under a consent given in accordance with the Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1978
, part 3 (Donations of tissue
after death).