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Authority for re~~v~o-i~nl of kid~tzeys in case of unclaimed bodies in bspital er prZson.-- ( 1 ) Tn the case o t a dead body lying in a h~sjifP1 sr prison and not claimed by any-of the near relatives of the, de&iscd p s o n , t!he authority for ;the removal of the kidneys from the *dead b d y which so remains unclaimed may be given, subject t+,&&pre'%e~s d sub-secdon (21, in the prescribed form, by the pe& h. olpargc; for the time being', of the managurnant or matre1 : of the hesfitail or prison or by an employee of such h q i b l er pris authorised in this behalf . a by the percon 'in charge of $he managemen 3miitiol thereof. . -- -- F * TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE eXTRAORDmmn 181 l i t - ---- _ _ l_l__--l--. - (2) The authority relerrocl to in si~b-section (1) shall not be given except after the expiry oi such lime as may be prescribed. , (3) No authority shall be given under sub-section (1) if the person empowered to give such authority has reason to believe that any near relative of the deceased person is likely to claim the dead body eventhough such near relative has not cbme forward to claim ;he body of tl~c deccasetl person within ihe time specified. E,~planatim.-For the purpotses of this section, " hospital " includes a nursing home, medical or tzaching institution for thera- peutic purposes or other like institution.