(1) The 1[State] Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) such rules may prescribe the period within which a near relative shall claim the body of a deceased person.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) such rules may prescribe the period within which a near relative shall claim the body of a deceased person.
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1. This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.आगे पढ़ें / Continue reading
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Deleted.Section 4 · Power of State Government to authorize officers to act under section 5.Section 5 · Unclaimed dead bodies to be used for therapeutic purpose or anatomical examination.Section 5A · Doubt or dispute whether person claiming body is near relative to be referred to transport of Executive Magistrate and body to be preserved pending decision.Section 5B · Donation of dead bodies or any part thereof of deceased person to be used for therapeutic and certain other purposes.Section 5C · No authority for removal of body or part thereof when body is entrusted to another only for interment or cremation.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.