THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS AND TISSUES ACT, 1994

ACT NO. 42 OF 1994 · Enacted [8th July, 1994.] · 31 sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1.Short title, application and commencement.

Section 2.Definitions.

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.

Section 7.Preservation of human organs or tissue or both.

Section 8.Savings.

Section 9.Restrictions on removal and transplantation of human organs or tissues or both.

REGULATION OF HOSPITALS

Section 10.Regulation of hospital conducting the removal, storage or transplantation of human organs or tissue or both.

Section 11.Prohibition of removal or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both for any purpose other than therapeutic purpose.

Section 12.Explaining effects, etc., to donor and recipient.

APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY

Section 13.Appropriate Authority.

Section 13A.Advisory Committees to advise Appropriate Authority.

Section 13B.Powers of Appropriate Authority.

Section 13C.National Human Organs or tissues or both and Tissues Removal and Storage Network.

Section 13D.National registry.

REGISTRATION OF HOSPITALS

Section 14.Registration of hospitals engaged in removal, storage or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both.

Section 14A.Registration of Tissue Bank.

Section 15.Certificate of registration.

Section 16.Suspension or cancellation of registration.

Section 17.Appeals.

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

Section 18.Punishment for removal of human organ without authority.

Section 19.Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs.

Section 19A.Punishment for illegal dealings in human tissues.

Section 20.Punishment for contravention of any other provision of this Act.

Section 21.Offences by companies.

Section 22.Cognizance of offences.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 23.Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 24.Power to make rules.

Section 25.Repeal and savings.