{"id":61,"date":"2007-06-29T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-29T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/india-transplant.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T04:50:37","slug":"the-transplantation-of-human-organs-act-1994","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.penandscale.com\/india-transplant\/the-transplantation-of-human-organs-act-1994\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS ACT, 1994"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS<\/b> <b>ACT, 1994<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(Central Act 42 0f 1994)<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Bill No. LIX-F of 1992<b><br \/>\nTHE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS BILL, 1994<\/b><b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"601\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"599\" height=\"155\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>(As Passed by the Houses of Parliament<br \/>\nRajya Sabha on 5<sup>th<\/sup> May, 1993)<br \/>\n<\/b><b> Lok Sabha on 14<sup>th<\/sup> June 1994 <\/b><b><br \/>\nAmendments made by the Lok Sabha<br \/>\n<\/b><b> Agreed to by the Rajya Sabha on <\/b><b><br \/>\n15<sup>th<\/sup> June 1994)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>Assented to on 8-7-1994<br \/>\nAct No. 42 of 1994<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">Bill No. LIX-F of 1992<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">THE TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS BILL, 1994<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>CHAPTER I<br \/>\nPRELIMINARY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">CLAUSES<br \/>\n1. Short title, application and commencement<br \/>\n2. Definitions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>CHAPTER II<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b> <\/b><b>AUTHORITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF HUMAN ORGANS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>3. Authority for removal of human organs.<br \/>\n4. Removal of human organs not to be authorised in certain cases<br \/>\n5. Authority for removal of human organs in case of unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison.<br \/>\n6. Authority for removal of human organs from bodies sent for postmortem examination<br \/>\nfor medico-legal or pathological purposes.<br \/>\n7. Preservation of human organs<br \/>\n8. Savings<br \/>\n9. Restrictions on removal and transplantation of human organs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CHAPTER III<\/p>\n<p>REGULATION OF HOSPITALS<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n10. Regulation of hospitals conducting the removal, storage or transplantation of human organs<br \/>\n11. Prohibition of removal or transplantation of human organs for any purpose other than<br \/>\ntherapeutic purposes.<br \/>\n12. Explaining effects, etc, to donor and recipient.<br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nCHAPTER IV<br \/>\nAPPROPRIATE AUTHORITY<br \/>\n<\/b><br \/>\n13. Appropriate Authority<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>CHAPTER V<\/b><\/p>\n<p>14. Registration of hospitals engaged in removal, storage or transplantation<\/p>\n<p>of human organs.<br \/>\n15. Certificate of registration.<br \/>\n16. Suspension or cancellation of registration<br \/>\n17. Appeals<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>CHAPTER VI<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b> OFFENCES AND PENALTIES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">18. Punishment for removal of human organ without authority<br \/>\n19. Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs<br \/>\n20. Punishment for contravention of any other provision of this Act<br \/>\n21. Offences by Companies<br \/>\n22. Cognizance of offences<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>CHAPTER VII<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b>MISCELLANEOUS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>23.Protection of action taken in good faith<br \/>\n24. Power to make rules<br \/>\n25. 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