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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelFile
Ref NoUNIVERSITY 1332/4/4/1
TitleAnatomy Act, related legislation and guidelines
Date1832 - 1916
Extent1 file
DescriptionAn Act for regulating Schools of Anatomy, 1 August 1832 (3 copies, 2 with minor annotations)

An Act to abolish the practice of hanging the Bodies of Criminals in Chains, 25 July 1834

An Act to amend the Act ... for regulating Schools of Anatomy, 25 May 1871 (annotated: 'Right Honorable H.A. Bruce ordered on 7th July 1871 that the time [period for transmission of certificates of interment to district inspectors] vary from six weeks to six months')

Printed extracts from 'The Anatomy Act', prepared in the 1860s (with minor annotations)

Printed extracts from the Act for regulating Schools of Anatomy, post-1871 (with minor annotations)

Duties of Teachers of Anatomy, according to the Act for regulating Schools of Anatomy, ? post-1871

The Anatomy (Scotland) Order, 30 August 1916, with covering letter from William H. Benett, H.M Inspector of Anatomy, Whitehall, London, 11 July 1916, regarding extension of the period for which bodies can be retained prior to their interment to a maximum of two years, during the First World War.
Access StatusOpen
Access ConditionsAccess to this collection is at the discretion of the University's registered teacher of anatomy . Researchers should contact the Reading Room for further guidance.
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