HOTA Act
THE HUMAN ORGANS TRANSPLANTATION ACT - 1994
- Bill No. LIX-F of 1992
- The Human Organs Transplantation bill, 1994
- (As Passed by the Houses of Parliament Rajya Sabha on 5th May, 1993)
- Lok Sabha on 14th June 1994 Amendments made by the Lok Sabha
- Agreed to by the Rajya Sabha on 15th June 1994)
- Assented to on 8-7-1994
- Act No. 42 of 1994
- Bill No. LIX-F of 1992
- ARRANGEMENT OF CLAUSES
CHAPTER I : PRELIMINARY
CLAUSES
- Short title, application and commencement
- Definitions
CHAPTER II : AUTHORITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF HUMAN ORGANS
- Authority for removal of human organs.
- Removal of human organs not to be authorised in certain cases
- Authority for removal of human organs in case of unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison.
- Authority for removal of human organs from bodies sent for postmortem examination for medico-legal or pathological purposes.
- Preservation of human organs
- Savings
- Restrictions on removal and transplantation of human organs
CHAPTER III : REGULATION OF HOSPITALS
- Regulation of hospitals conducting the removal, storage or transplantation of human organs
- Prohibition of removal or transplantation of human organs for any purpose other than therapeutic purposes.
- Explaining effects, etc, to donor and recipient.
CHAPTER IV : APPROPRIATE AUTHORITY
- Appropriate Authority
CHAPTER V : REGISTRATION OF HOSPITALS
- Registration of hospitals engaged in removal, storage or transplantation of human organs.
- Certificate of registration.
- Suspension or cancellation of registration
- Appeals
CHAPTER VI : OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
- Punishment for removal of human organ without authority
- Punishment for commercial dealings in human organs
- Punishment for contravention of any other provision of this Act
- Offences by Companies
- Cognizance of offences
CHAPTER VI : MISCELLANEOUS
- Protection of action taken in good faith
- Power to make rules
- Repeal and savings.