Anatomy Act 1984
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The Anatomy Act 1984 was a UK law that regulated the use of human bodies for anatomical examination, medical education, and research prior to being superseded by more modern human tissue legislation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anatomy Act 1984 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
use of bodies donated for anatomical examination
ⓘ
use of unclaimed bodies for anatomical examination ⓘ |
| concerns |
ethical use of human remains in medical training
ⓘ
regulation of cadaveric dissection ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | UK health and legal authorities ⓘ |
| field |
anatomy
ⓘ
medical education ⓘ medical research ⓘ |
| hasRequirement |
appropriate storage and treatment of bodies used for anatomy
ⓘ
consent or lawful authority for use of bodies for anatomy ⓘ proper record-keeping for bodies used for anatomy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
health law
ⓘ
human remains regulation ⓘ medical law ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appointment of inspectors of anatomy
ⓘ
offences relating to unlawful anatomical examination ⓘ penalties for unlicensed anatomical practice ⓘ |
| purpose |
to regulate the use of human bodies for anatomical examination
ⓘ
to regulate the use of human bodies for medical education ⓘ to regulate the use of human bodies for medical research ⓘ |
| regulates |
dissection of human bodies for anatomy
ⓘ
licensing of persons to practice anatomy ⓘ licensing of premises for anatomical examination ⓘ supply of bodies for anatomical examination ⓘ use of human bodies after death ⓘ |
| relevantTo |
anatomists in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
medical schools in the United Kingdom ⓘ pathologists in the United Kingdom ⓘ regulation of body donation programmes in the UK ⓘ |
| replaced | Anatomy Act 1832 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Anatomy Act 1984 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | largely superseded ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
anatomical examination of human bodies
ⓘ
medical education using human bodies ⓘ medical research using human bodies ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Human Tissue Act 2004
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent human tissue legislation in the UK ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 20th century UK medical regulation ⓘ |
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