Gujarat Anatomy Act, 2011
Gujarat Anatomy Act, 2011
The Gujarat Anatomy Act, 2011 regulates the handling, donation, and disposal of unclaimed dead bodies and voluntary body donations for medical education, research, and anatomical dissection in Gujarat. It applies to hospitals, approved medical institutions, government officials, police, and families of the deceased. Under this law, unclaimed bodies of individuals who died of natural causes can be legally transferred to medical colleges for training purposes. It also allows individuals to donate their bodies for science and research. By standardizing these procedures and establishing penalties for unauthorized body disposal, the Act ensures a steady, ethical supply of anatomical resources for medical students.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Power of State Government to authorise officer to act under section 4.
- 4. Unclaimed dead bodies to be used for anatomical teaching.
- 5. Doubt or dispute as near relative to be referred.
- 6. Penalty.
- 7. Duty of police and other officers to assist.
- 8. Donation of a dead body of deceased person.
- 9. Refusal to accept dead body.
- 10. Disposel of dead body.
- 11. Registers, returns, etc.
- 12. Protection of action taken in good faith.
- 13. Officers and employees to be public servants.
- 14. Power to make rules.
- 15. Repeal and savings.
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