State Act

The Himachal Pradesh Anatomy Act, 1966

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires.- (1) "approved institution" means a hospital or a medical or teaching institution approved by the State Government for all or any of the purposes of this Act; (2) "authorised officer" means an officer appointed under section 4; (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 expression "Lineal and collateral consanguinity" shall have the meanings assigned to them respectively in sections 25 and 26 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925; (4) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; 1[(5) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX] (6) "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 periods as may be prescribed; 2[(7) "donation of body" means donation of whole body or any part thereof by any person for the purpose of anatomical examination and research.]