Bare ActsThe TRANSPLANTATION OF HUMAN ORGANS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 20 1 1

Section 19A

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"19A. Whoever- Punishment for ilregal (a) makes or receives any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to dealings in supply, any human tissue; or human tissue (b) seeks to h d person willing to supply for payment and human tissue; or (c) offers to supply any human tissue for payment; or (4 initiates or negotiates any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human tissue; or (e) takes part in the management or control of a body of persons, whether a society, firm or company, whose activities consist of or include the initiation or negotiation of any arrangement referred to in clause (4; or V) publishes or distributes or causes to be published or distributed any advertisement- (i) inviting persons to supply for payment of any human tissue; or (ii) offering to supply any human tissue for payment; or (iiz) indicating that the advertiser is willing to initiate or negotiate any arrangement referred to in clause (4; or (g) abets in the preparation or submission of false documents including giving false affidavits to establish that the donor is making the donation of the human tissues as a near relative or by reason of affection or attschment towards the recipient, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend to three years and shall be liable to fine which shall not be less than five lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five lakh rupees.". Amendment of section 19. 8 THE GAZETIE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART 11- Amendment -19. In section 20 of the principal Act, for the words "thee years or with f i e which of section 20. may extend to five thousand rupees", the words "five years or with fine which may extend to twenty lakh rupees" shall be substituted. Amendment

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