Maharashtra Anatomy Act.

The Maharashtra Anatomy Act.

Act ID:	194911
Act Number:	11
Enactment Date:	1949-04-22
Act Year:	1949
Short Title:	The Maharashtra Anatomy Act.
Ministry:	Ministry of Govt of Maharashtra
Department:	Public Health Department
Type:	STATE
Location:	Maharashtra

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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.
Section 5D. Authority to remove body, etc., when body is lying in approved institution.
Section 5E. Approved Institutions to receive with body, certificate of death, etc.
Section 5F. Notice of place where body will be dealt with for all or any of the purposes of this Act.
Section 6. Penalty.
Section 7. Duty of police and other officers to assist.
Section 8. Protection of persons acting under the Act.
Section 9. Officers to be public servants.
Section 10. Rules.
Section 10A. Act not to prohibit post-mortem examination.
Section 10B. Saving.
Section 11. Repeal and saving.