Human Organ Transplant Act Article 8-1

Law:: Human Organ Transplant Act
Chinese:: 人體器官移植條例第8-1條

The next of kin stipulated in the previous 3 articles shall include the following:1. Spouse2. Lineal blood descendants3. Parents4. Siblings5. Grandparents6. Great grandparents or third-degree collateral blood relatives7. First-degree lineal relatives by marriageThe aforesaid next of kin’s written consent as specified in Item 2 of Article 6 or in the proviso of Article 7 shall not be in conflict with the deceased’s expressed desire before death.The aforesaid written consent shall be given by one next of kin; in case of disagreement between the next of kin, the priority order as laid down in the items of Paragraph 1 shall be followed. When a person of lower priority has given a written consent, one with higher priority shall express his/her disagreement in writing before the organ is removed.

中文原文人體器官移植條例第8-1條

前三條規定所稱最近親屬，其範圍如下：
一、配偶。
二、直系血親卑親屬。
三、父母。
四、兄弟姊妹。
五、祖父母。
六、曾祖父母或三親等旁系血親。
七、一親等直系姻親。
前項最近親屬依第六條第二款或第七條但書規定所為書面同意，不得與死者生前明示之意思相反。
前項書面同意，最近親屬得以一人行之；最近親屬意思表示不一致時，依第一項各款先後定其順序。
後順序者已為書面同意時，先順序者如有不同之意思表示，應於器官摘取前以書面為之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.