Jammu and Kashmir Anatomy Act, 1959

No: 22 Dated: Oct, 23 1959

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ANATOMY ACT, 1959

Act No. XXII of 1959

    An Act to provide for the supply of unclaimed bodies of deceased persons to hospitals and medical and teaching institutions for the purpose of [anatomical examination, dissection & removal of health organs from the deceased for transplantation in living persons.]

Be it enacted by the State Legislature in the Tenth Year of the Republic of India as follows :

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Anatomy Act, 1959.

(2) It extends to whole of the State.

(3) This section shall come into force at once and the remaining sections shall come into force on such date and in such area as the Government may by notification in the Government Gazette, direct.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context :-

(a) "approved institution" means a hospital or a medical institution approved by the Government to carry on anatomical examination, dissection and transplantation organs ;

(b) "authorised officer" means an officer authorises by the Government to perform the functions of an authorised officer under this Act ;

(c) "near relative" means any of the following relatives of the deceased, namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, brother and sister and includes any other person who is related to the deceased by-

(i) lineal or collateral consanguinity within three degrees in lineal relationship and six degrees in collateral relationship,

(ii) marriage either with the deceased or with any relative specifically mentioned in this clause or with any other relative within the aforesaid degrees ;

(d) "unclaimed body" means the body of a deceased person who has no near relative or whose body has not been claimed by any of his near relatives within such period as may be prescribed ;

(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.