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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Human Tissue (Excepted Body Parts) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and come into force on the day on which section 7 of the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Act 2019  comes into force for all purposes.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “blood vessel” means arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules and veins,
 “face” means the front part of the head, extending widthways to and including the ears, and extending lengthways from and including the forehead to the top of the laryngeal prominence, containing the chin, nose and mouth but excluding the eyes.
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(1) Paragraphs (2) to (5) specify  “excepted body parts” for the purposes of section 6D and 6G  of the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.
(2) Subject to paragraph (4), the whole or any part of the following is specified—
(a) brain,
(b) cervix,
(c) clitoris,
(d) face,
(e) fallopian tube,
(f) labia (labia minora),
(g) ovary,
(h) penis,
(i) perineum,
(j) placenta,
(k) prostate,
(l) spinal cord,
(m) testicle,
(n) trachea,
(o) umbilical cord,
(p) uterus,
(q) vagina,
(r) vulva (labia majora).
(3) Subject to paragraph (5), the whole of the following is specified—
(a) finger,
(b) foot,
(c) forearm,
(d) hand,
(e) lower leg,
(f) thigh,
(g) toe,
(h) upper arm.
(4) The whole or part of the trachea is not specified in so far as it is attached to a lung.
(5) The following is not specified in so far as it is disaggregated from any body part specified in paragraph (3)—
(a) blood vessel,
(b) bone,
(c) muscle,
(d) nervous tissue,
(e) skin,
(f) tendon.
JOE FITZPATRICK

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew's House

Edinburgh
