In this Act, unless the context otflerwise require^,-
(1) '' G O V C I I I ~ ~ C J ~ ~ '' 11ieans the lstate Gavel-nment ;
(bj " near rblative", in relation to a dcceascd person means 3 : - person related to him as spouse, parent, soa or daughter ;
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(c) " registered mediczl practitioner " means s medical primtitlonel who possesses ally recognised inedical qualification as defined 1 I N clause (h ) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 !,Central Act 102 of 1956) and who is reghere4 under the provisions of the Ta.mil. Nadu Mettical Registration Act, 1914 (Tamil Nadu Act I\' af 1914). ? A 3, Authority for removal of kidneys ef d~c.i?n.ied NC~SG\IIS . - - ( 1 ) If any person had, either i~ writlag or orally, is the presence of two or nore witnesses (atleast sne of wh- is a ritar relative of such ?:ison) u,~eq~icocaJly luthorisocl, at any time r s a , the I " I .;r 0. fi I.;dne:;i! ~ f t e r 3.2 5:?h, fr thcrip:v4::. 3t.,plfg*: lw .h .-.- - - L - ? & ! : t i 3 *Ak :z&-a;,h~s rp ' , , f ~ ! . ! $,, hC; f ; ) ~ f j { , f# , , f ) , ,*, s., .. rtt -.-. g - 8 ..I ,...>ep 2-.,?-:f!:/ jp ,?4?;%97[la f j f ~ h : : (t?h.i , f 1 ,f,bf &[I, .?! - - - - - (A Gr;. ifp) TV-2 Ex. (4581-3 180 . . V ~ I L NADU GO-MENT GAZE^ ~ ' I T R G ~ W A R ' Y - -- . - . - --.----..-- u d e ~ he h a in his possession suEcient evidence to be prociuced bcfarp registered medical practitioner to the effect that the donor L subsequcnfly revoked the authorisation aforesaid, grant to a &,ed medical practitioner all reasohable facilitis for the re remgy'il, fer therapeutic purposes, of the kidneys from the dead be8y of the doner.
(2) Where no such authorisation as is referred to in sub-section
(1) was &c by any person before his death but no objection was alse expre%'sed by such person to his kidneys being used aftler his d e a ~ fer therapeutio: purposes, the person lawfullly in possessioil of *#, badv of the deceased person may, uales9 he has rzason to believe tKai any near relative d the deceased person has objection to the ddCC&ed person's kidneys Wnq. used br therapeutio purposes,.
auaorise the rcLoval d the kidneys of the deceased person for thgr use ror therapeutic purposes.
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(3) The aufbol-ity given under: sub-section (I), or, as the case may be, ' ~ d e r subsection (2), shall be sufficient warrant for the removal, fer thed:p~utic purposes, of tlhe kidney's from the body of the' deceased pexiion.