Section 13B
Powers of Appropriate Authority.
The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
About this Act
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.
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.]
(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.]
Notes
1. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).