Appendix 5 - The Provincial Legislative Definitions of Tissue

• Author: Maureen McTeer
• Pages: 194-197

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The Provincial Legisative

Definitions of Tissue

British Columbia

 : Human Tissue Gift Act, RSBC , c , s 

“Tissue”includes an organ, but does not include skin, bone, blood,

blood constituent or other tissue that is replaceable by natural processes

of repair

Note: Section  of the HTGA prohibits the direct or indirect sale of any

tissue, a term which is dened so as to include sperm (Lam v University

of British Columbia,  BCSC , para )

Alberta

 : Human Tissue and Organ Donation Act, SA

, c H-., s 

[] Denitions

(l) “organ” means a human organ whether whole or in sections, lobes

or parts;

(m) “tissue”means human tissue excluding organs

Scope of Act

 is Act does not apply to the following: