Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994

The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
Parliament of India
  • An Act to provide for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and tissues and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
CitationTransplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
Enacted byParliament of India
Enacted8 July 1994
Commenced4 February 1995
Introduced byMinistry of Health and Family Welfare
Status: In force

The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 is a law enacted by the Parliament of India and introduced by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare dated 4 February 1994, which deals with the transplantation and donation of 11 human organs and tissues of a living donor or deceased person. This act is applicable to only those Indian administered states where the act has been adopted or enforced by the state governments. But it applies to all Union territories.

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