Bare Act
The Nagaland Anatomy Act 2024
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This Act regulates the supply of unclaimed human bodies and the donation of body parts in Nagaland. It applies to hospitals, prisons, and public places where deaths occur, as well as medical and teaching institutions. The law allows the state government to take possession of unclaimed bodies and supply them to approved medical institutions for anatomical examination and dissection. It also clarifies the process for body donations before death. This legislation is important because it ensures a steady supply of bodies for medical education and research, which is essential for training doctors and advancing healthcare while respecting the wishes of donors and the rights of relatives.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title extend and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power of State Government to appoint authorized officer and deemed as public servant
- 4. Unclaimed dead bodies in hospitals, prisons and public places how to be deal with
- 5. Donation of dead bodies or any part thereof of deceased person to be used for the purpose of medical education or research including anatomical examination and dissection
- 6. Act not to prohibit post-mortem Examination
- 7. No authority for the removal of the body or any part thereof when body is entrusted to another only of its interment or cremation
- 10. Notice of place where body will be dealt with for all or any of the purposes of this Act
- 11. Doubt or dispute as to near relatives or personal friends to be referred to the District Magistrate
- 12. Penalty
- 13. Duty of Police and other officers to assist in obtaining possession of unclaimed bodies
- 14. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 15. Power to make rules
- 16. Power to remove difficulties
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