Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994

The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994

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Act ID:	199442
Act Number:	42
Enactment Date:	1994-07-08
Act Year:	1994
Short Title:	The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
Long Title:	An Act to provide for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and tissues and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department:	Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date:	04-02-1995
Notification:	4th February, 1995, vide Notification No. S.O. 80(E), dated the 4th February, 1995, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

AUTHORITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF HUMAN ORGANS OR TISSUES OR BOTH

CHAPTER III

REGULATION OF HOSPITALS

CHAPTER IV

APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY

CHAPTER V

REGISTRATION OF HOSPITALS

CHAPTER VI

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, application and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Section 23. Protection of action taken in good faith.
Section 24. Power to make rules. Show Related Subordinates
Section 25. Repeal and savings.

Year	Description	Hindi Description	Files(Eng)	Files(Hindi)
04-02-1995	Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 1995
31-07-2008	Transplantatin of Human Organs(Amendment) Rules, 2008
27-03-2014	Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Rules, 2014