Section 51: Removal and transplation of Human Tissue in Hospital

(1)
A person shall not remove tissue from a living person for transplantation in another living person or carry out the transplantation of such tissue except-
(a)
in a hospital authorised for that purpose; and
(b)
on the written authority of-
(i) the medical practitioner in charge of clinical services in that hospital or any other medical practitioner authorised by him or her; or
(ii) in the case where there is no medical practitioner in charge of the clinical services at that hospital, a medical practitioner authorised by the person in charge of the hospital.
(2)
The medical practitioner stated in subsection (1) (b) of this section shall not be the lead participant in a transplant for which he has granted authorisation under that subsection.
(3)
For the purpose of transplantation, there shall be an independent tissue transplantation committee within any health establishment that engages in the act and practice of transplantation as prescribed.