Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
Bare Act · 1994
An Act to provide for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of 1 [human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and tissues] and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
In the syllabus of: Tamil Nadu APO · Telangana APO
- Act number
- 42 of 1994
- Enacted
- 8 July 1994
- Contents
- 31 sections · 7 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Authority For The Removal Of Human Organs Or Tissues Or Both
- Section 3 – Authority for removal of human organs or tissues or both
- Section 4 – Removal of human organs or tissues or both not to be authorised in certain cases
- Section 5 – Authority for removal of human organs or tissues or both in case of unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison
- Section 6 – Authority for removal of human organs or tissues or both from bodies sent for post-mortem examination for medico-legal or pathological purposes (preview)
- Section 7 – Preservation of human organs or tissue or both (preview)
- Section 8 – Savings (preview)
- Section 9 – Restrictions on removal and transplantation of human organs or tissues or both (preview)
Chapter III — Regulation Of Hospitals
- Section 10 – Regulation of hospital conducting the removal, storage or transplantation of human organs or tissue or both (preview)
- Section 11 – Prohibition of removal or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both for any purpose other than therapeutic purpose (preview)
- Section 12 – Explaining effects, etc., to donor and recipient (preview)
Chapter IV — Appropriate Authority
- Section 13 – Appropriate Authority (preview)
- Section 13A – Advisory Committees to advise Appropriate Authority (preview)
- Section 13B – Powers of Appropriate Authority (preview)
- Section 13C – National Human Organs or tissues or both and Tissues Removal and Storage Network (preview)
- Section 13D – National registry (preview)
Chapter V — Registration Of Hospitals
- Section 14 – Registration of hospitals engaged in removal, storage or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both (preview)
- Section 14A – Registration of Tissue Bank (preview)
- Section 15 – Certificate of registration (preview)
- Section 16 – Suspension or cancellation of registration (preview)
- Section 17 – Appeals (preview)
Chapter VI — Offences And Penalties
- Section 18 – Punishment for removal of human organ without authority (preview)
- Section 19 – Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs (preview)
- Section 19A – Punishment for illegal dealings in human tissues (preview)
- Section 20 – Punishment for contravention of any other provision of this Act (preview)
- Section 21 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 22 – Cognizance of offences (preview)
Chapter VII — Miscellaneous
- Section 23 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 24 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 25 – Repeal and savings (preview)