(2) The Minister may prescribe the criteria for determining the irreversible cessation of all functions of the brain of a person referred to in subsection (1).
Designated officers
4. The Director may nominate, in writing, any medical practitioner to be the designated officer of a hospital for the purposes of this Act.
PART II
REMOVAL OF ORGAN AFTER DEATH
Authorities may remove organ after death
5.—(1) The designated officer of a hospital may, subject to and in accordance with this section, authorise, in writing, the removal of any organ from the body of a person who has died in the hospital for the purpose of the transplantation of the organ to the body of a living person.
(2) No authority shall be given under subsection (1) for the removal of the organ from the body of any deceased person—
- (a) who has during his lifetime registered his objection with the Director to the removal of the organ from his body after his death;
- (b) unless his death was caused by accident or resulted from injuries caused by accident;
- (c) who is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of Singapore;
- (d) who is below 21 years of age unless the parent or guardian has consented to such removal;
- (e) who is above 60 years of age;
- (f) whom the designated officer, after making such inquiries as are reasonable in the circumstances, has reason to believe was not of sound mind, unless the parent or guardian has consented to such removal; or
- (g) who is a Muslim.
