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In section 9 of the principal Act,- (a) a& sub-section (I), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- '(IA) Where the donor or the recepient being near relative is a foreign national, prior approval of the Authorisation Committee shall be required before removing or transpla~ting human organ or tissue or both: Provided that the Authorisation Committee shall not approve such removal or transplantation ifthe recipient is a foreign national and the donor is an Indian national unless they are near relatives. (IB) No human organs or tissues or both shall be removed fiom the body of a minor before his death for the purpose of transplanation except in the manner as may be prescribed. (10 No human organs or tissues or both shall be removed fkom the body of a mentally challenged person before his death for the purpose of transplantation. Amendment of section 9. Amendment of section 13. 4 THE GAZEm OF MDM EXTRAORDINARY [PART II- - - - - Explanation.- For the purpose of this subsection,- I I:- : ,- -. (i) the expression "mentally challenged person" includes a person .. - with mental illness or mental retardation, as the case may be; (ill the expression "mental illnessy' includes dementia, schizophrenia and such other mental condition that makes a person intellectually disabled; (iia the expression "mental retardationy' shall have the same meaning . as assigned to it in clause (r) of section 2 of the Persons With Disabilities (Equal -es, Protedion ofRights and Full Participation)Act, 1995.'; (b) after sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:- "(3A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), where- (a) any donor has agreed to make a donatioo of his human organ or tissue or both before his death to a recipient, who is his near relative, but such donor is not compatible biologically asa donor for the recipient; and (b) the second donor has agreed to make a donation of his human organ or tissue or both before his death to such recipient, who is his near relative, but such donor is not compatible biologically as a donor for such recipient; then (c) the first donor who is compatible biologicalIy as p doner for the second recipient and the second donor is compatible biologically as a donor of a human organ or tissue or both for the first recipient and both donors and both recipients in the aforesaid group of donor and recipient have entered into a single agreement to donate and receive such human organ or tissue or both according to such biological compatibilify in the group, the removal and transplantation of the human organ or tissue or both, as per the agreement referred to above, shall not be done without prior approval of the Authorisation Committee."; (c) for sub-section (4, the following sub-section shall be substituted, n a m e l ~ : ~ "(4) (a) The composition of the Authorisation Committees shall be such as may be prescribed by the Central Government from time to time. (b) The State Government and the Union territories shall constitute, by notification, one or more Authorisation Committees consisting of such members as may be nominated by the State Governments and the Union territories on such terms and conditions as may be specified in the notification for the purposes of this section.". Amendment