Keyword(s):
Near Relative, Unclaimed Body, Doctor
(Received the assent of the Governor of Horyana on rile , .2n,d .Atigust, 1974, and first pu bl islred for general – ,.a, , . ‘ in$+ntioi’ ;. . to hoipi’ials ~nd’&edieal?&dteaching institutions for therapeutic purpose , .. -or, foy the p,u rpose oP , ;.., , .. , YW r,I9740:! . . ,/: , .. – ,. . , – ,- ,,. – , , . , , , , I.. , 1 .’I – . 7. * r ,, ;:-,:;:5i fr: l[:~!:.: ,,-,: ,, , , ,,;, , . … . 8 , Be it enacted by the, L _ 4gislaJure I A_i, of rhe State of Hqana in the .. , . . ,-.: ‘ Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of 1nd;a as follows :- .’ rl . 1. (1 This Act may be called the Haryana Anatomy Act, 1974. Short tidpanh’ ,I.- .- . . , .’-‘.), . . ‘ . ,- .-! ,. ..,. . hi,L , . .,,; extent. — “” (2) it eitends to the whbleof the Sfat& qf Haryana., . . ‘ .:L -.,’i ., , -, , I ‘ .. .II, . . ‘I. : : , – m . -., . , N~: ‘ . .:,r:24 .. , : ! : .~Jnthis Act, unless thc.contcxt otheiwiserequires,- – -. : :– ~c$;Ltions. , ..I,- {a) “approved institution” means a hospital or a medical or I rl . . ,-, . . )* , : . teaching institutioh!approved~by the State Government .,, , . . ,, , I,. .. . foralIorany-ofthepurposesofthisAct;~ ! , , ,.,I ,. ,; .;<, . i . , I ~:-,r -, , , , :,. 1 :’ , . ‘ (b). ; secti0n;4~,;, fl&bdriicd officer’:, meaisan Afficer appointed ‘ I. , . ‘.’I’ , . , ‘ .I ‘ -‘ I , . ., , 1. ‘ For ~t~tekhl of 0bjecis and ,~tas’o&,’see Hatyono. govern men^ Gazette -‘ ” ‘! (Exhabtdihary), dited the 2nd July, 1974, page 909. . ., . ,. 1 . …. I . – . . !!-,;,;::…” g#-!’., :T’ ,: ‘ (‘I . . , ., , I.’ I: … .. stid* &&’ m! . , ,. he^^&,^^ .; Anatomy- ., .,: , A~t,1974. -. ; .’Whether repealed or o~henvise ‘, – affv!d by legislation. .::’ ,”.; –.: ;Iri::/(it -. I-, ,. I . ‘.. ,.. i?:~ . f , ,? ! ,-, : I I. Doubt or dispute as to ncar relative lo be referred to authorised ofi$er. Powerto . appoint au thoriscd , . officer. Unclaimed dead bodies to be used for (hereapeuric PLVPOSCS, anatomical examination ctc. , ANATOMY : 11974 : Haryann Act 24 (c) ,”near relative” means.My of the following relatives of the deceased, namely,, a. ,wife, husband, parent, son, j-m ,. daughter, brother and sister, and includes any other : pe~dnwhoisrelakdtbthedeceased-.’. . . ‘ {i).. by lineal or coll&al .7 cdnsi&uinity ,,’ within three ‘ degrees in lineal relitionship .-. , . &d,ii; degrces in , 6\L>, ., collateral relationsliip;~r , .. .. … . (ii). by-marriage-either with-the-deceased or with any relativespwjfically .mentio@i n ‘thisclause or with , any . other -,,,. relative wil hin’the,aforesaid degrees. .;- ~x~ian~lioni- The..expressions ‘.’lineal-.and colIatera1 . consanguiini ty ” sha) l have.&= meanings assigned to them respectively in sbctions.:25;ai1d 26 of thd Indian Successioo Act, . . 2925 ; – ‘ . . ‘ .. , . . .. (dl “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (e) “unclaimed body” means [he body of a deceased-person -‘ . . who, has no~’near,r&tkk GwiiLbe body has not been . .., :..,. . , ., – .,* – ~laimdbyinjidfhis~i&areldii&swithinsu~hpcriod , ,,*, -, ., I. as may . .. b&’p-resci bed. , . :. , . -. :._, ,. -, . . 3. 1f any doubt or,wpu&,~ses >. , . yhether a person is a near relative of thedeceased, the matter shall be referred to the authorised officer whose decision on skh refekick ih~ll bi final idd’conclusive. , , . :.’I . -. .- .. , . I .. . , . ‘:i J’ , , . 4. The State, G,ovegment may,, .by notificatiqn,. appoint for such area as may be specified in the iod’fi&ii(m, any peridn td perform the functions of an authorised officer under this Act and the .rules made thereunder. . . , – 5. .{I) Where a person under treatment in, a hospital, whether established by, or vesting in, o; maintainedby, the State Government or any .local authority, dies in such hospital and his body is,unclaimed, the authorities ihxhargc of such hospital shall kith theihi delay report the fact to the au thorised officer and’iuch’officer shall Lhen hand over the unclaimed body to the aulhorities’ in-charge , of. ah ‘app’ioved . . institution for any therapeutic purposk or for the purpose df conducting anatomical examination, dissection, surgical operation or research work
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