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Ear Drums and Ear Bones (Authority for Use for Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1982 [Repealed] Section 6

Title: Authority for Removal of Ears from Bodies Sent for Post-mortem Examination for Medico-legal or Pathological Purposes

State: Central

Year: 1982

mortem examination for medico-legal or pathological purposes Where the body of a person has been sent for post-mortem examination (a) for medico-legal purposes by reason of the death of such person having been caused by accident or any other unnatural cause; or (b) for pathological purposes, the person competent under this Act to give authority for the removal of the can from such dead body may, if he has reason to believe that the ears will not be required for the purpose for which such body has been sent for post-mortem examination, authorise the removal for therapeutic purposes of the ears of such deceased person provided that he is satisfied that the deceased person had not expressed, before his death, any objection to his cars being used for therapeutic purposes after his death or, where he had granted an authority for the use of his ears for therapeutic purposes after his death, such authority had not been revoked by him before his death.

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Eyes (Authority for Use for Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1982 [Repealed] Section 6

Title: Authority for Removal of Eves from Bodies Sent for Post-mortem Examination for Medico-legal or Pathological Purposes

State: Central

Year: 1982

Where the body of a person has been sent for post-mortem examination (a) for medico legal purposes by reason of the death of such person having been caused by accident or any other unnatural cause; or (b) for pathological purposes the person competent under this Act to give authority for the removal of the eyes from such dead body may if he has reason to believe that the eyes will not be required for the purpose for which such body has been sent for post-mortem examination, authorise the removal for therapeutic purposes, of the eyes of such deceased person provided that he is satisfied that the deceased person had not expressed, before his death, any objection to his eyes being used for the therapeutic purposes after his death or where he had granted an authority for the use of his eyes for therapeutic purposes after his death such authority had not been revoked by him before his death.

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Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Section 6

Title: Authority for Removal of Human Organs from Bodies Sent for Post-mortem Examination for Medico-legal or Pathological Purposes

State: Central

Year: 1994

Where the body of a person has been sent for post-mortem examination (a) for medico-legal purposes by reason of the death of such person having been caused by accident or any other unnatural cause; or (b) for pathological purposes, the person competent under this Act to give authority for the removal of any human organ from such dead body, if he has reason to believe that such human organ will not be required for the purpose for which such body has been sent for post-mortem examination, authorise the removal, for therapeutic purposes, of that human organ of the deceased person provided that he is satisfied that the deceased person had not expressed., before his death, any objection to any of the human organs being used, for therapeutic purposes after his death or, where he had granted an authority for the use of any of his human organs for therapeutic purposes after his death, such authority had not been revoked by him before his death.

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Coroners Act, 1871 Section 18

Title: Post-mortem Examinations.fees to Medical Witnesses.

State: Central

Year: 1871

The Coroner may direct the performance of a post-mortem examination with or without an analysis of the contents of the stomach or intestines by any medical witness summoned to attend the inquest: and every medical witness, other than the Chemical Examiner to Government, shall be entitled to such reasonable remuneration as the Coroner thinks fit.

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Animal Disease (Control) Act, 1961 Section 15

Title: Power of Veterinary Officer to Hold Post Mortem

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

Subject to such rulesas may be prescribed, the Veterinary Officer may make or cause to be made a post mortem examination of any animal which at the time of its death was infected or suspected to have been infected and for this purpose, he may cause the carcass of such animal to be exhumed.

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Bombay Anatomy Act, 1949, (Maharashtra) Section 10A

Title: Act Not to Prohibit Post

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1949

1[Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to extend to, or to prohibit, any post-mortem examination of any human body required or directed to be made under any law for the time being in force in the State. __________________ 1. Sections 10-A and 10-B were inserted by Mah. 35 of 1975, s. 6.

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Bombay Diseases of Animals Act, 1948, (Maharashtra) Section 18

Title: Power of Veterinary Surgeon to Hold Post

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1948

Subject to such rules as may be prescribed the Veterinary Surgeon may make or cause to be made a post-mortem examination of any animal which at the time of its death was infective or is suspected to have been infective, and for this purpose he may cause the carcass of such animal to be exhumed.

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Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2009

.....or the village panchayat, in charge of any animal which he or it has reason to believe to be infective of a scheduled disease shall report the fact to the Village Officer or village panchayat in-charge, who may report the same in writing to the nearest available Veterinarian. (2) The Village Officer shall visit the area falling within his jurisdiction for reporting any outbreak of the disease. (3) Every Veterinarian shall, on receipt of a report under sub-sec. (1), or otherwise, if he has reason to believe that any animal is infected with a scheduled disease, report the matter to the Veterinary Officer. (4) Where in any State there is any occurrence of scheduled disease in relation to any animal, the Director shall send an intimation to the Directors of the States which are in the immediate neighbourhood of the place where there is such occurrence, for taking appropriate preventive measures against the spread of the disease. SECTION 5 : Duty to segregate infected animals (1) Every owner or person in charge of an animal, which he has reason to believe is infective of a scheduled disease, shall segregate such animal and have it kept in a place away from all other animals.....

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Coroners Act, 1871 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1871

.....act (the last mentioned offence is about to be added to the Penal Code) the Coroner will bind by recognizance any person acquainted with the facts to appear at the next sessions, and prosecute or give evidence. The Coroner will also certify the recognizances and deliver them with the inquisition and evidence to the Court in which the trial is to be. He may also issue his warrant for the apprehension of the accused. The amended Bill expressly abolishes the Coroner's jurisdiction as to treasure-trove and wreacks, and declares that he shall not be liable to execute process. The Coroner of Calcutta will, under the amended Bill, be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal and not by the Governor-General in Council. As to Coroner's juries, we have provided (S. 31) that when an inquest is held on the body of a prisoner, no officer of the prison and no prisoner confined therein shall be ajuror. There is a similar provision in the Schedule to theEnglish Prisons Act (28 and 29 Vic., c. 126) , clause 48. As to a Coroner's rights, we have added three clauses, one providing for repaying his disbursements for fees to medical witnesses, hire of rooms for the jury, and the like;.....

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The Coroners Act, 1871 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1871

.....8 or 9 and that owing to the destruction of the body, or disposal thereof in contravention of any law for the time being in force, or to the fact that the body is lying in a place from which it can not be recovered, an inquest cannot be held except by virtue of the provisions of this section, he may report the facts to the State Government and the State Government may, if it considers it desirable so to do, direct an inquest to be held touching the death. When such direction is given, an inquest shall be held accordingly by the Coroner and the provisions of this Act shall apply with such modifications as may be necessary in consequence of the inquest being held otherwise than on or after view of the body. SECTION 09: INQUEST BY JURY (1) If it appears to the Coroner either before or in the course of an inquiry wider section 8 that there is reason to suspect" (a) that the deceased came by his death by homicide, suicide or infanticide or (b) that the death was caused by an accident, or poison or machinery; or (c) that the death caused by an occurrence arising out of the use of a vehicle in a street, public road or in a private place; or (d) that the death occurred in a.....

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