Section 17
Appeals.
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.
Any person aggrieved by an order of the Authorisation Committee rejecting an
application for approval under sub-section (6) of section 9, or any hospital 1[or Tissue Bank, as the case
may be,] aggrieved by an order of the Appropriate Authority rejecting an application for registration
under sub-section (2) of section 15 or an order of suspension or cancellation of registration under
sub-section (2) of section 16, may, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the order, prefer an
appeal, in such manner as may be prescribed, against such order to--
(i) the Central Government where the appeal is against the order of the Authorisation Committee constituted under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 9 or against the order of the Appropriate Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 13; or
(ii) the State Government, where the appeal is against the order of the Authorisation Committee constituted under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 9 or against the order of the Appropriate Authority appointed under sub-section (2) of section 13.
(i) the Central Government where the appeal is against the order of the Authorisation Committee constituted under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 9 or against the order of the Appropriate Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 13; or
(ii) the State Government, where the appeal is against the order of the Authorisation Committee constituted under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 9 or against the order of the Appropriate Authority appointed under sub-section (2) of section 13.
Notes
1. Ins. by s. 15, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).