Kerala Corneal Grafting Act, 1963

No: 17 Dated: Mar, 16 1963

THE KERALA CORNEAL GRAFTING ACT, 1963

(Act 17 of 1963)

    An Act to make provision with respect to the use of the eyes of deceased persons for therapeutic purposes in the State of Kerala.

    Preamble:- WHEREAS it is expedient to make provision with respect to the use of the eyes of deceased persons for therapeutic purposes in the State of Kerala.

Be it enacted in the Fourteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- 

1. Short title, extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Corneal Grafting Act, 1963.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State ol Kerala.

(3) It shall come into force such date as the Government may by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a)"approved institution" means an institution specified in the Schedule and includes any other institution declared by the Government by notification in the Gazette, to be an approved institution for the purposes of this Act;

(b)"near relative" means any of the following relatives of the deceased, namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, borther or sister and includes any other person who is related to the deceased (i) by lineal consanguinity within three degrees or by collateral consanguinity within six degrees or (ii) by marriage with any of the relatives aforesaid.

Explanation.-The expressions "lineal consanguinity" and "collateral consanguinity" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Sucession Act, 1925 (Central Act 39 of 1925), and degrees of relationship shall be computed in the manner laid down in that Act.

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