THE TRIPURA EYES (AUTHORITY FOR USE FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES) ACT, 1988 THE TRIPURA EYES (AUTHORITY FOR USE FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES) ACT, 1988 An Act To provide for the use of eyes of deceased-persons for therapeutic purposes and for matters connected therewith. Be it enacted by the Tripura Legislative Assembly in the Thirthsixth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- Short title, extent and commencement. 1. (1) This Act may be called the Tripura Eyes (Authority For Use For Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1988. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tripura. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint,. Definitions. 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "near relative" in relation to a deceased persons, means any person related to him as spouse, parent, son, daughter, brother or sister and includes any other person who is related to him- (i) by lineal consanguinity within three degrees or by collateral consanguinity within six degrees; or (ii) by marriage with any of the relatives aforesaid. Explanation:- The expressions "lineal consanguinity and collateral.....
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