The Act – an Overview Part 1: Transplantation Etc. 22 - Authorisation for transplantation to have priority
62.The effect of section 22 is that authorisations under section 6(1) or 9(1) as respects removal and use of any part of a body to be used for transplantation which are in force immediately before a person’s death, or any right of a person to authorise removal and use for transplantation of a part of a deceased person’s body for transplantation under section 7(1), (2), (3), 11(1), (2), (3) or 12(1) take priority over authorisation, or the right to give authorisation, as respects the use of the body for a post mortem examination or requests by a person that their body be used for anatomical examination.