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Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....made under this Act: (m) "recipient" means a person into whom any human organ is, or is proposed to be, transplanted; (n) "registered medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised medical qualification as defined in clause (h) of Section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956), and who is enrolled on a State Medical Register as defined in clause (k) of that section; (o) "therapeutic purposes" means systematic treatment of any disease or the measures to improve health according to any particular method or modality; and (p) "transplantation" means the grafting of any human organ from any living person or deceased person to some other living person for therapeutic purposes. CHAPTER 02: AUTHORITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF HUMAN ORGANS SECTION 03: AUTHORITY FOR REMOVAL OF HUMAN ORGANS (1) Any donor may, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, authorise the removal, before his death, of any human organ of his body for therapeutic purposes. (2) If any donor had, in writing and in the presence of two or more witnesses (at least one of whom is a near relative of such person), unequivocally authorised at any time.....

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Chapter II

Title: Authority for the Removal of Human Organs

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....the event of his brain-stem death, no such removal shall be undertaken unless such death is certified, in such form and in such manner and on satisfaction of such conditions and requirements as may be prescribed, by a Board of medical experts consisting of the following, namely :-- (i) the registered medical practitioner in charge of the hospital in which brain-stem death has occurred; (ii) an independent registered medical practitioner, being a specialist, to be nominated by the registered medical practitioner specified in clause (i), from the panel of names approved by the Appropriate Authority; (iii) a neurologist or a neurosurgeon to be nominated by the registered medical practitioner specified in clause (i), from the panel of names approved by the Appropriate Authority; and (iv) the registered medical practitioner treating the person whose brain-stem death has occurred. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), where brain-stem death of any person, less than eighteen years of age, occurs and is certified under sub-section (6), any of the parents of the deceased person may give authority, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, for.....

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Section 3

Title: Authority for Removal of Human Organs

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....the event of his brain-stem death, no such removal shall be undertaken unless such death is certified, in such form and in such manner and on satisfaction of such conditions and requirements as may be prescribed, by a Board of medical experts consisting of the following, namely :-- (i) the registered medical practitioner in charge of the hospital in which brain-stem death has occurred; (ii) an independent registered medical practitioner, being a specialist, to be nominated by the registered medical practitioner specified in clause (i), from the panel of names approved by the Appropriate Authority; (iii) a neurologist or a neurosurgeon to be nominated by the registered medical practitioner specified in clause (i), from the panel of names approved by the Appropriate Authority; and (iv) the registered medical practitioner treating the person whose brain-stem death has occurred. (7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), where brain-stem death of any person, less than eighteen years of age, occurs and is certified under sub-section (6), any of the parents of the deceased person may give authority, in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, for.....

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....Authority appointed under section 13; (c) " Authorisation Committee" means the committee constituted under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 9; (d) "brain-stem death" means the stage at which all functions of the brain-stem have permanently and irreversibly ceased and is so certified under sub-section (6) of section 3; (e) "deceased person" means a person in whom permanent disappearance of all evidence of life occurs, by reason of brain-stem death or in a cardio-pulmonary sense, at any time of live birth has taken place; (f) "donor" means any person, not less than eighteen years of age, who voluntarily authorises the removal of any of his human organs for therapeutic purposes under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 3; (g) "hospital" includes a nursing home, clinic, medical centre, medical or teaching institution for therapeutic purposes and other like institution; (h) "human organ" means any part of a human body consisting of a structured arrangement of tissues which if wholly removed, cannot be replicated by the body; (i) "near relative" means spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister; (j) "notification".....

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....Authority appointed under section 13; (c) " Authorisation Committee" means the committee constituted under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 9; (d) "brain-stem death" means the stage at which all functions of the brain-stem have permanently and irreversibly ceased and is so certified under sub-section (6) of section 3; (e) "deceased person" means a person in whom permanent disappearance of all evidence of life occurs, by reason of brain-stem death or in a cardio-pulmonary sense, at any time of live birth has taken place; (f) "donor" means any person, not less than eighteen years of age, who voluntarily authorises the removal of any of his human organs for therapeutic purposes under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 3; (g) "hospital" includes a nursing home, clinic, medical centre, medical or teaching institution for therapeutic purposes and other like institution; (h) "human organ" means any part of a human body consisting of a structured arrangement of tissues which if wholly removed, cannot be replicated by the body; (i) "near relative" means spouse, son, daughter, father, mother, brother or sister; (j) "notification".....

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Chapter VII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....for any damage caused or likely to be caused for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act. Section 24 - Power to make rules (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rulesa for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-- (a) the manner in which and the conditions subject to which any donor may authorise removal before his death, of any human organ of his body under sub-section (1) of section 3; (b) the form and the manner in which a brain-stem death is to be certified and the conditions and requirements which are to be satisfied for that purpose under sub-section (6) of section 3; (c) the form and the manner in which any of the parents may give authority, in the case of brain-stem death of a minor, for the removal of any human organ under sub-section (7) of section 3; (d) the form in which authority for the removal of any human organ from an unclaimed dead body may be given by the person incharge of the management or control of the hospital or.....

Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 Section 24

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....the manner in which and the conditions subject to which any donor may authorise removal before his death, of any human organ of his body under sub-section (1) of section 3; (b) the form and the manner in which a brain-stem death is to be certified and the conditions and requirements which are to be satisfied for that purpose under sub-section (6) of section 3; (c) the form and the manner in which any of the parents may give authority, in the case of brain-stem death of a minor, for the removal of any human organ under sub-section (7) of section 3; (d) the form in which authority for the removal of any human organ from an unclaimed dead body may be given by the person incharge of the management or control of the hospital or prison, under sub-section (1) of section 5; (e) the steps to be taken for the preservation of the human organ removed from the body of any person, under section 7; (f) the form and the manner in which an application may be jointly made by the donor and the recipient under sub-section (5) of section 9; (g) the manner in which all possible effects, complications and hazards connected with the removal and transplantation is to be explained by the.....

Electricity (Supply) (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1994

.....in its application to West Bengal, be amended for the purposes and in the manner here in after provided. Section 3 Amendment of section 49 of the Act After sub-section (4) of section 49 of the principal Act, the following sub-section shall be inserted : "(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any agreement, instrument or undertaking, having effect by virtue of this Act, or any commitment or concession made by the Board or by any judgement, decree or order of any court or by any order of any other authority prior to the commencement of the Electricity (Supply) (West Bengal Amendment) Act, 1994, it shall be lawful for the Board to frame uniform tariff for the supply of electricity under sub-section (1) or to revise such tariff from time to time, as the case may be, for such supply: Provided that in framing the uniform tariff under sub-section (1) or in revising such tariff, the Board shall be guided by the provisions of section 59 and sub-section (2), sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of this section : Provided further that every such agreement, instrument or undertaking, or commitment or concession, shall, in so far as it is inconsistent with the first.....

Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 Chapter IV

Title: Municipal Council

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....be deemed to have been validly appointed under that Act and the term of such administrator shall cease to have effect on the commencement of this Act. Section 22 - Duration of municipalities, etc (1) Every municipality, unless sooner dissolved under this Act, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting after a general election at which a quorum is present and no longer : Provided that a municipality which is functioning immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue till the expiration of its duration, unless sooner dissolved by a resolution passed to that effect by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Manipur. (2) An election to constitute a municipality shall be completed-- (a) before the expiry of its duration specified in sub-section (1); (b) before the expiration of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution: Provided that where the remainder of the period for which the dissolved municipality would have continued is less than six months, it shall not be necessary to hold any election under this sub-section for constitut­ing the municipality for such period: Provided further that the.....

Manipur Municipalities Act, 1994 Section 38

Title: Special Duties of Municipalities

State: Central

Year: 1994

Subject to such reasonable provisions as may be made under section 37 every municipality shall make reasonable provision for the following special matters, namely: -- (a) providing special medical aid and accommodation for the sick in times of a dangerous disease and taking such measures as may be required to prevent the outbreak or supress and prevent the recurrence of the disease; and (b) giving relief and establishing and maintaining relief works, in times of famine or scarcity, to or for destitute persons within the limits of the municipality.