Jammu and Kashmir · Act 22 of 1959

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR ANATOMY ACT, 1959

An Act to provide for the supply of unclaimed bodies of deceased persons to hospitals and medical and teaching institutions for the purpose of 1anatomical examination, dissection and removal of health organs from the deceased for transplantation in living persons

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About this act

Jurisdiction: Jammu and Kashmir
Enactment date: 1959-10-23
Sections available: 11

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1959-10-23

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1Short title, extent and commencement.→2Definitions.→3Doubt or dispute as to near relative to be referred to an officer appointed by the Government.→4Power of Government to authorise officers to act under section 5→5Unclaimed bodies to be used for anatomical examination→6Penalty.→7Duty of Police and other officers to assist in obtaining possession of un-claimed bodies.→8Protection of action taken under this Act.→9Officers to be public servants→10Rules→11Repeal.→

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India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.

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