Section 15
Organ Can Be Extracte D From Body Of Alive Pe Rson
(1) Subject to the other conditions mentioned in this Ac t, a n organ may be e xtracted from the body of a n a live person (donor) and such organ ma y be transplanted into the body of a c lose re la tive of that donor only in the follow ing circumstance s:
(a) Where it is certifie d by a t least two concerned doc tors tha t a bodily organ of any patie nt is
deformed to be unworkable and it is necessary to transplant another orga n in lieu of his/her deformed
bodily organ in order to sa ve the life of such patient,
(b) Where a close re la tive (donor) of the patie nt as refe rred to in Clause (a) has voluntarily given
consent in writing to dona te the orga n, along w ith the concurrence of at lea st two of his/her re latives,
Pro vided tha t, if a ny donor has not two close rela tives, consent in writing ma y be given voluntarily to dona te the orga n, along with the conc urrence of eve n one close re lative.
(c) Where the donor giving c onsent voluntarily to donate the organ pursua nt to Cla use (b) has com ple te d the a ge of eighteen years,
(d) Where it is certifie d by a t least two concerned doc tors that the donor giving consent to dona te an
orga n pursuant to Clause (b) will neither die immediate ly and nor become disabled or inca pac itate d in a permane nt ma nner as a result of extraction of a ny organ out of the twin orga ns of the body of that donor,
(e) Where it is certifie d by a t least two concerned doc tors that the tissue inte nded to be e xtracted from
the body of the donor ca n re-grow.
(2) Subje ct to the other conditions mentioned in this Ac t, where it is certifie d by at least two concerne d doctors that any tissue can regrow in the body of a person who ha s not completed the a ge of e ighteen years, this Section shall not be deemed to bar the extracting of tha t tissue from the body of such person.
(3) This Section sha ll not be deemed to bar the extracting of any unworkable orga n from the body of a ny person and throwing away of suc h orga n, in the course of treatme nt.
(4) The proc edure s on giving consent and c oncurrence pursuant to Cla use (b) or Sub-section (1) sha ll be a s pre scribed.
(5) If the donor so wishe s, he/she m ay withdraw the consent give n pursua nt to Cla use (b) or Sub-sec tion (1).
(6) If the donor w ithdraws the c onsent pursuant to Sub-section (5), the person receiving the organ shall not be e ntitle d to c laim any kind of c ompensa tion against the donor.
(a) Where it is certifie d by a t least two concerned doc tors tha t a bodily organ of any patie nt is
deformed to be unworkable and it is necessary to transplant another orga n in lieu of his/her deformed
bodily organ in order to sa ve the life of such patient,
(b) Where a close re la tive (donor) of the patie nt as refe rred to in Clause (a) has voluntarily given
consent in writing to dona te the orga n, along w ith the concurrence of at lea st two of his/her re latives,
Pro vided tha t, if a ny donor has not two close rela tives, consent in writing ma y be given voluntarily to dona te the orga n, along with the conc urrence of eve n one close re lative.
(c) Where the donor giving c onsent voluntarily to donate the organ pursua nt to Cla use (b) has com ple te d the a ge of eighteen years,
(d) Where it is certifie d by a t least two concerned doc tors that the donor giving consent to dona te an
orga n pursuant to Clause (b) will neither die immediate ly and nor become disabled or inca pac itate d in a permane nt ma nner as a result of extraction of a ny organ out of the twin orga ns of the body of that donor,
(e) Where it is certifie d by a t least two concerned doc tors that the tissue inte nded to be e xtracted from
the body of the donor ca n re-grow.
(2) Subje ct to the other conditions mentioned in this Ac t, where it is certifie d by at least two concerne d doctors that any tissue can regrow in the body of a person who ha s not completed the a ge of e ighteen years, this Section shall not be deemed to bar the extracting of tha t tissue from the body of such person.
(3) This Section sha ll not be deemed to bar the extracting of any unworkable orga n from the body of a ny person and throwing away of suc h orga n, in the course of treatme nt.
(4) The proc edure s on giving consent and c oncurrence pursuant to Cla use (b) or Sub-section (1) sha ll be a s pre scribed.
(5) If the donor so wishe s, he/she m ay withdraw the consent give n pursua nt to Cla use (b) or Sub-sec tion (1).
(6) If the donor w ithdraws the c onsent pursuant to Sub-section (5), the person receiving the organ shall not be e ntitle d to c laim any kind of c ompensa tion against the donor.