In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
(1) "approved institution" means a hospital or a medical or teaching institution approved by the 1[State] Government 2[for all or any of the purposes of this Act]:
(2) "authorised officer" means an officer authorised to Act under section 5 ;
(3) "near relative" means any of the following relatives of the deceased, namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, brother and sister and includes any other person who is related to the deceased (a) by lineal or collateral consanguinity within three degrees in lineal relationship and six degrees in collateral relationship, or (b) by marriage either with the deceased or with any relative specifically mentioned in this clause or with any other relative within the aforesaid degrees.
Explanation.- The expressions "lineal and collateral consanguinity" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (XXXIX of 1925);
(4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(5) "unclaimed body" means the body of a deceased person who has no near relative or whose body has not been claimed by any of his near relatives within such period as may be prescribed.
(1) "approved institution" means a hospital or a medical or teaching institution approved by the 1[State] Government 2[for all or any of the purposes of this Act]:
(2) "authorised officer" means an officer authorised to Act under section 5 ;
(3) "near relative" means any of the following relatives of the deceased, namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, brother and sister and includes any other person who is related to the deceased (a) by lineal or collateral consanguinity within three degrees in lineal relationship and six degrees in collateral relationship, or (b) by marriage either with the deceased or with any relative specifically mentioned in this clause or with any other relative within the aforesaid degrees.
Explanation.- The expressions "lineal and collateral consanguinity" shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (XXXIX of 1925);
(4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(5) "unclaimed body" means the body of a deceased person who has no near relative or whose body has not been claimed by any of his near relatives within such period as may be prescribed.
Source footnotes
1. This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.2. These words were substituted for the words "to carry on anatomical examination and dissection" by Bom. 33 of 1957, s. 8. (b).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.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.Section 5D · Authority to remove body, etc., when body is lying in approved institution.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.