The Meghalaya Anatomy Act,2017
The Meghalaya Anatomy Act, 2017
The Meghalaya Anatomy Act, 2017, regulates how unclaimed dead bodies and voluntarily donated bodies are provided to approved medical and educational institutions in Meghalaya. It applies to hospitals, prisons, law enforcement, local authorities, and citizens wishing to donate their bodies for science. The law authorizes designated officers to claim bodies that die in public or custody if no relatives claim them, while also establishing strict guidelines for voluntary body donation. This legislation matters because it provides vital teaching resources for medical training and scientific research while protecting the dignity of the deceased and respecting the wishes and religious customs of their families.
- 1. Short title, Extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power of the State Government to authorize officers to act under section 4.
- 4. Unclaimed dead bodies in hospitals prisons and public places how to be dealt with
- 4A. Donation of bodies or any part thereof of deceased persons anatomical examination etc
- 5. Doubt or dispute as to near relative to be referred to Magistrate of the First Class.
- 6. Penalty
- 7. Duty of Police and officers to assist in obtaining possession of unclaimed bodies
- 8. Protection of persons acting under this Act
- 9. Power to make rules
- 10. Power to remove difficulties
- 11. Savings Clause
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