Section 2
Definitions
Unle ss the subject or the context otherwise require s, in this Ac t:
(a) “human body” mea ns the body of alive or dead human be ing.
(b) “organ” means any orga n of the huma n body and this term a lso inc lude s a tissue of the human body.
(c) “organ transplanta tion” means the tra nsplanta tion of a n organ of one huma n body into another human body for the purpose of trea ting a disea se in a ma naged ma nner in accordance with the
modern medica l system.
(d) “activity rela ting to organ transpla ntation” mea ns an activity to extract a n organ from the huma n body for the purpose of trea ting a disea se in a ma naged ma nner in accordance with the modern medica l system, to sa fe ly store the organ so e xtrac ted or tra nsplant it into a nother human body by follow ing the scie ntific technology and me thod.
(e) “hea lth institution” mea ns a hea lth institution ha ving obtained the permit to operate the ac tivity relating to organ transplantation pursuant to this Act.
(f) “permit” means the permit to be issued pursua nt to Section 5 to operate the activity re la ting to orga n transpla ntation.
(g) “priva te lice nse” means the lic ense to be issue d pursua nt to Sub-section (1) of Section 8 to operate the ac tivity re lating to orga n transplantation.
(h) “doc tor” means a doctor in posse ssion of the qualific ation as refe rred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 8.
(i) “comm ittee” means a n organ transplantation c oordination committee c onstitute d pursua nt to Sec tion 12.
(j) “donor” means a person who gives conse nt in writing to dona te an orga n pursua nt to Section 15 for purpose s of Section 14.
(k) “organ rece iving person” means a person who rece ive s the orga n donated by a donor pursua nt to this Act.
(l) “close re lative”, in respec t of a ny pe rson, means that person’s son, daughter, mother, father, brothe r, sister, unc le, ne phew, niec e, gra nd-father, grand-mother from the father’s side, gra nd- 3 son, gra nd-daughter from the son’s side, grand-son, gra ddaughter from the daughter’s side, and include s husba nd, wife, adopted son, a dopted da ughter, ste p mother, ste p father, fa therin-law, m other-in-law, which whom re lationship has constantly existed since two years a go.
(m) “ As prescribed” mea ns prescribed in the Rules fra med under this Ac t.
(a) “human body” mea ns the body of alive or dead human be ing.
(b) “organ” means any orga n of the huma n body and this term a lso inc lude s a tissue of the human body.
(c) “organ transplanta tion” means the tra nsplanta tion of a n organ of one huma n body into another human body for the purpose of trea ting a disea se in a ma naged ma nner in accordance with the
modern medica l system.
(d) “activity rela ting to organ transpla ntation” mea ns an activity to extract a n organ from the huma n body for the purpose of trea ting a disea se in a ma naged ma nner in accordance with the modern medica l system, to sa fe ly store the organ so e xtrac ted or tra nsplant it into a nother human body by follow ing the scie ntific technology and me thod.
(e) “hea lth institution” mea ns a hea lth institution ha ving obtained the permit to operate the ac tivity relating to organ transplantation pursuant to this Act.
(f) “permit” means the permit to be issued pursua nt to Section 5 to operate the activity re la ting to orga n transpla ntation.
(g) “priva te lice nse” means the lic ense to be issue d pursua nt to Sub-section (1) of Section 8 to operate the ac tivity re lating to orga n transplantation.
(h) “doc tor” means a doctor in posse ssion of the qualific ation as refe rred to in Sub-section (2) of Section 8.
(i) “comm ittee” means a n organ transplantation c oordination committee c onstitute d pursua nt to Sec tion 12.
(j) “donor” means a person who gives conse nt in writing to dona te an orga n pursua nt to Section 15 for purpose s of Section 14.
(k) “organ rece iving person” means a person who rece ive s the orga n donated by a donor pursua nt to this Act.
(l) “close re lative”, in respec t of a ny pe rson, means that person’s son, daughter, mother, father, brothe r, sister, unc le, ne phew, niec e, gra nd-father, grand-mother from the father’s side, gra nd- 3 son, gra nd-daughter from the son’s side, grand-son, gra ddaughter from the daughter’s side, and include s husba nd, wife, adopted son, a dopted da ughter, ste p mother, ste p father, fa therin-law, m other-in-law, which whom re lationship has constantly existed since two years a go.
(m) “ As prescribed” mea ns prescribed in the Rules fra med under this Ac t.