The Puducherry Eyes (Authority for Use for Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1988
The Puducherry Eyes (Authority for Use for Therapeutic Purposes) Act, 1988
The Puducherry Eyes Act of 1988 regulates the removal and use of eyes from deceased individuals for therapeutic purposes in the Union territory of Puducherry. It applies to residents, near relatives, registered medical practitioners, and authorities in charge of hospitals or prisons. The act outlines how donors can authorize eye donation before death and permits relatives or institutions to authorize removal if the deceased did not object. This legislation matters because it provides a legal framework for safe eye donations, protecting medical practitioners acting in good faith and establishing clear consent procedures to restore vision to individuals in need.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Authority for removal of eyes of deceased persons
- 4. Removal of eyes not to be authorised in certain cases
- 5. Authority for removal of eyes in case of unclaimed bodies in hospital or prison
- 6. Explanation:, For the purpose of this section, “hospital” includes a nursing home, medical or teaching institution for therapeutic purposes or other like institution.
- 7. Removal of eyes to be made by registered medical practitioner and in the presence of police officer
- 8. Preservation and deposit of eyes removed from dead bodies
- 9. Saving
- 10. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 11. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
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