Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “approved institution” means a hospital, a medical college or an institution for therapeutic purposes approved by the State Government for the purposes of this Act; (b) “near relative” means any of the following relatives of the deceased, namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, brother or sister and includes any other person who is related to the deceased (i) by affinity or adoption, or (ii) by consanguinity within the third degree.