854                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       CH. 467

149K. Revocation of gift.

(a) Any document of gift which has been delivered to the donee
may be revoked by either—

(1)  the execution and delivery to the donee or his agent of a rev-
ocation in writing, signed by the donor, or

(2)  an oral statement of revocation witnessed by two persons, and
communicated to the donee or his agent, or

(3)  a statement during a terminal illness addressed to the attend-
ing physician and communicated to the donee, or his agent, or

(4) a card or other writing signed by the donor and carried on
his person or in his effects, revoking the gift.

(b)  Any document of gift which has not been delivered to the
donee may be revoked in the manner set out in subsection (a) of this
section, or by destruction, cancellation, or mutilation of the document.

(c)  Any gift made by a will may be revoked in the manner set out
in subsection (a) of this section, or in the manner provided for
revocation or amendment of wills.

149L. Effect of gift on rights of donee.

(a)   The donee may accept or reject the gift. When the gift is only
a part of the body, promptly following the removal of the part
named, custody of the remaining parts of the body shall be trans-
ferred to the next of kin, or other person or agency authorized or
under obligation to dispose of the body. The time of death shall be
determined by the physician in attendance upon the donor's terminal
illness or certifying his death, and said physician shall not be a mem-
ber of the team of physicians which transplants the part to another
individual.

(b)  A person who, in good faith and acting in reliance upon and
authorization, made under the provisions of this Act and without
notice of revocation thereof, takes possession of, performs surgical
operations upon, or removes tissue, substances, or parts from the
human body; or refuses such a gift; or any person who unknowingly
fails to carry out the wishes of the donor according to the provisions
of this Act, shall not be liable for damages in a civil action brought
against him for such act.

(c)   The provisions of this Act are subject to the laws of this
State prescribing powers and duties with respect to autopsies and
are not in contravention thereof.

149M. Effect of gift during lifetime of donor.

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to gifts of parts of the
body when said gifts are made during the lifetime of the donor with
the intention that the said part of the body be delivered to the donee
during the lifetime of the donor.

149N. Severability.

If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any per-
son or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect