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The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act

13BPowers of Appropriate Authority

1[13B. Powers of Appropriate Authority.--The Appropriate Authority shall for the purposes of this Act have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) and, in particular, in respect of the following matters, namely:--

(a) summoning of any person who is in possession of any information relating to violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

(b) discovery and production of any document or material object;

(c) issuing search warrant for any place suspected to be indulging in unauthorised removal, procurement or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both; and

(d) any other matter which may be prescribed.]

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1. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).

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