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(1) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this Act shall be construed as rendering unlawful any dealing with the body or with any part of the body of a deceased person if such dealing would have been lawful if this Act had not been passed.
(2) Neither the grant of any facility or authority for the removal of any 1[human organ or tissue or both] from the body of a deceased person in accordance with the provisions of this Act nor the removal oil any 1[human organ or tissue or both] from the body of a deceased person in pursuance of such authority shall be deemed to be an offence punishable under section 297 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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1. Subs. by Act 16 of 2011, s. 4 for "human organ" (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).
- 3 Authority for removal of human organs or tissues or both
- 4 Removal of human organs or tissues or both not to be authorised in certain cases
- 5 Authority for removal of human organs or tissues or both in case of unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison
- 6 Authority for removal of human organs or tissues or both from bodies sent for post-mortem examination for medico-legal or pathological purposes
- 7 Preservation of human organs or tissue or both
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- 9 Restrictions on removal and transplantation of human organs or tissues or both
