Hong Kong Ordinances

HUMAN ORGAN TRANSPLANT ORDINANCE - SECT 3

Establishment and functions of the board

(Past version on 01/07/2002).

Establishment and functions of the board (Amended 29 of 2004 s. 6)

(1) There is established a board to be known as the Human Organ Transplant
Board.

(2) The board has the following functions-

   (a)  to give approval to the carrying out of a restricted organ  removal or
        a restricted organ transplant in accordance with the provisions in
        this Ordinance;

   (b)  to receive any information and documents that by this Ordinance are
        required to be submitted or supplied to the board;

   (c)  to require any information or documents that the board may require to
        be provided under this Ordinance;

   (d)  to keep a record of information supplied to the board in pursuance of
        the regulations made under section 6;

   (e)  to receive and require information and documents in respect of
        imported organs in accordance with section 7;

   (f)  to make regulation to provide for any matter that by this Ordinance is
        required or permitted to be prescribed by the board;

   (g)  to perform any other functions that the board is required or permitted
        to perform under this Ordinance. (Replaced 29 of 2004 s. 6)

(3)-(4) (Repealed 29 of 2004 s. 6) (Enacted 1995)