Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
R 385
National Health Act, 2003 (Act No. 61 of 2003Chapter 8 : Control of use of blood, blood products, tissue and gametes in humans56. Use of tissue, blood, blood products or gametes removed or withdrawn from living persons |
| (1) | A person may use tissue or gametes removed or blood or a blood product withdrawn from a living person only for such medical or dental purposes as may be prescribed. |
| (2) |
| (a) | Subject to paragraph (b), the following tissue, blood, blood products or gametes may not be removed or withdrawn from a living person for any purpose contemplated in subsection (1): |
| (i) | Tissue, blood, a blood product or a gamete from a person who is mentally ill within the meaning of the Mental Health Care Act, 2002 (Act No. 17 of 2002); |
| (ii) | tissue which is not replaceable by natural processes from a person younger than 18 years: |
| (iii) | a gamete from a person younger than 18 years; or |
| (iv) | placenta, embryonic or foetal tissue, stem cells and umbilical cord, excluding umbilical cord progenitor cells. |
| (b) | The Minister may authorise the removal or withdrawal of tissue, blood, a blood product or gametes contemplated in paragraph (a) and may impose any condition which may be necessary in respect of such removal or withdrawal. |
