Act Info:
Preamble1 - THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS ACT, 1994
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, application and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Authority for removal of human organs
Section4 - Removal of human organs not to be authorised in certain cases
Section5 - Authority for removal of human organs in case of unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison
Section6 - Authority for removal of human organs from bodies sent for post-mortem examination for medico-legal or pathological purposes
Section7 - Preservation of human organs
Section8 - Savings
Section9 - Restrictions on removal and transplantation of human organs
Chapter III Section10 - Regulation of hospitals conducting the removal, storage or transplantation of human organs
Section11 - Prohibition of removal or transplantation of human organs for any purpose other than therapeutic purposes
Section12 - Explaining effects, etc. to donor and recipient
Chapter IV Section13 - Appropriate Authority
Chapter V Section14 - Registration of hospitals engaged in removal, storage or transplantation of human organs
Section15 - Certificate of registration
Section16 - Suspension or cancellation of registration
Section17 - Appeals
Chapter VI Section18 - Punishment for removal of human organ without authority
Section19 - Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs
Section20 - Punishment for contravention of any other provision of this Act
Section21 - Offences by companies
Section22 - Cognizance of offences
Chapter VII Section23 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section24 - Power to make rules
Section25 - Repeal and savings