Institutional Burials Act 2022
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PART 4 Identification of human remains and related provisions in respect of samples and DNA profiles | ||
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Chapter 1 Preliminary and General (Part 4) | ||
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Interpretation (Part 4) | ||
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40. In this Part— | ||
“authorised person” has the meaning assigned to it by section 41 ; | ||
“capacity” has the same meaning as it has in the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 ; | ||
“non-intimate sample” means a sample of saliva taken, or to be taken, from a person; | ||
“related information” means the information referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) of section 63 (1)(b); | ||
“stated wishes” means— | ||
(a) in respect of a spouse or a civil partner referred to in section 42 (1)(d), the wishes of the spouse or civil partner referred to in that provision and entered in the register, | ||
(b) in respect of an eligible family member who does not become a relevant person, the wishes of that family member referred to in section 42 (1)(b)(iii) and entered in the register, | ||
(c) in respect of a relevant person, the wishes of the relevant person stated to a Director pursuant to information furnished under section 48 (3)(d), and | ||
(d) in respect of an applicable person, the wishes (if any) of the applicable person, stated at the time of giving a sample referred to in section 51 , as to the final arrangements for recovered human remains in respect of which a familial link is established should he or she die or become incapacitated before such arrangements are made. |