Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make amendments of the Human Tissue Act 2004 concerning consent to activities done for the purpose of transplantation; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2019 c. 7 |
| Introduced by | Geoffrey Robinson (Commons) Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 15 March 2019 |
| Commencement | 15 March 2019 1 October 2019 for sections described in the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2019 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Human Tissue Act 2004 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 (c. 7) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act changed the law regarding organ donation so that unless someone expressly opted out, they would be deemed as having given consent. It was a private member's bill introduced by Geoffrey Robinson and Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.