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Section 19: Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs

The Human organ transplantation act 1994.State Act of Chhattisgarh · Act 42 of 1994

Whoever—

(a) makes or receives any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, airy human organ;

(b) seeks to find a person willing to supply for payment any human organ;

(c) offers to supply any human organ for payment; or

(d) initiates or negotiates any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human organ;

(<?) takes part in lire management or control of a body of persons, whether a society, firm or company, whose activities consist of or include the initiation or negotiation of any arrangement referred to in clause (c/); or if) publishes or distributes or causes to be published or distributed any advertisement,—

(a) inviting persons to supply for payment of any human organ;

(b) offering to supply any human organ for payment; or 1 2 3 4 5

1. Subs, by Act 16 of 2011, s. 14, for “hospital” (w.e.f. 10-1-20!4).

2. Ins. by s. 15, ibid, (w.e.f. I0-I-2UI4).

3. Subs, by s. 16, ibid., for “five years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).

4. Subs, by s. IG, ibid., for “two years” (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).

5. Ins. by s. 16. ibid, (w.e.f. 10-1-2014). 12 to t a d a t i s f w f 8 "le adVCr'iSer iS Wi"in8 t0 initiate 0r ne80tiate any [(g) abets in the preparation or submission o f false documents including giving false affidavits to affect S1 ,ha<‘”e|donor is mati"8 <>*donation o f the human organs, as a netr relafive o by ™„ of affection or attachment towards the recipient, y shad be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 2[five years but which^SLTe^eet" * ** ^ |19A. Punishment for illegal dealings in human tissues.— Whoever__ or (a) makes ° r receives an>" Payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human tissue;

(b) seeks to find a person willing to supply for payment and human tissue; or

(c) offers to supply any human tissue for payment; or

(d) initiates or negotiates any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, 01 for an offer to supply, any human tissue; or ‘

(e) takes part in the management or control of a body of persons, whether a society firm or consist ° f ° r inciude ",e ini“ ion ° r — <*• “ v

(f) publishes or distributes or causes to be published or distributed any advertisement— (/) inviting persons to supply for payment of any human tissue; or (//) offering to supply any human tissue for payment; or (Hi) indicating that the advertiser is willing to initiate or negotiate any arrangement referred to m clause (a); or . m -'1 ,abf tS in lhe PreParat'on or submission of false documents including giving false affidavits to establish that the donor is making the donation of the human tissues as a neai"relative or by reason of affection or attachment towards the recipient.

shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shad not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and shad be liable to fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Human organ transplantation act 1994.
Section19
Marginal notePunishment for commercial dealings in human organs
JurisdictionState of Chhattisgarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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