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Inserted by Act 21 of 1988 (w.e.f. 17.08.1988) purpose for which such body has been sent for post-mortem examination, authorise the removal for therapeutic purposes, of the eyes of such deceased person provided that he is satisfied that the deceased person had not expressed, before his death, any objection to his eyes being used for therapeutic purposes after his death or, where he had granted an authority for the use of his eyes for therapeutic purposes after his death, such authority had not been revoked by him before his death.] (7) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as rendering unlawful any dealing with the body of a deceased person, or any part thereof, which would have been lawful if this Act had not been passed.