NATIONAL HEALTH ACT

Section 55: Donations of human bodies and tissues of deceased bodies

2014Section 55 of 65Federal Republic of Nigeria

-(a) A person who is competent to make a will may-
(i) in the will,
(ii) in a document signed by him and at least two competent witnesses; or
(iii) in a written statement made in the presence of at least two competent witnesses, donate his or her body or any specified tissue thereof to be used after his or her death or give consent to the post mortem examination of his or her body, for any purpose provided for in this Act.
(b) A person who makes a donation as stated in paragraph (a) of this section may nominate an institution or a person as donee.

Cite this section

Section 55, NATIONAL HEALTH ACT (2014).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/national-health-act/section/55/