State Act

Tamil Nadu Anatomy Act

2. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context – (a) “authorized officer” means an officer authorized under section 3; (b) “ hospital” means any hospital established or maintained by the State Government, or by any municipal council, @ district board or panchayat and includes any other hospital which may be declared by the State Government by notification in the 2Fort St.George Gazette, to be a hospital for the purpose of this Act; (c) “near relative” means any of the following relatives of the deceased , namely, a wife, husband, parent, son, daughter, brother or sister and includes any other person who is related to the deceased (i) by lineal consanguinity within three degrees or by collateral consanguinity within six degrees, or (ii) by marriage with any of the relative aforesaid; Explanation:-The expressions “lineal consanguinity” and “collateral consanguinity” shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indian Succession Act, 1925, and degrees of relationship shall be computed in the manner laid down in that Act. (d)”prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act; (e) “teaching medical institutions” means any of the institutions specified in the Schedule to this Act and includes any other institutions which may be declared by the State Government, by notification in the 1Fort St.George Gazette, to be a teaching medical institution for the purpose of this Act; (f) “ unclaimed body” means the body of a person who dies in a hospital, prison or public place, which has not been claimed by any of his near relatives within such time as may be prescribed.