Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994

Year: 1994

Enactment Date: 1994-07-08

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Section 13B: Powers 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.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).
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