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(1) The Government shall appoint, by notification, one or more officers as Appropriate Authorities for the purpose of this Act. (2) The Appropriate Authority shall perform the following functions, namely:- Prohibition of removal or transplantation of human organs for any purpose other than therapeutic purposes. Explaining effects etc., to donor and recipient. Appropriate Authority. [Act No.24 of 1995] 11 (i) to grant registration under sub-section (1) of section 15 or renew registration under sub-section (3) of that section; (ii) to suspend or cancel registration under sub- section (2) of section 16; (iii) to enforce such standards, as may be prescribed for hospitals engaged in the removal, storage or transplantation of any human organ; (iv) to investigate any complaint or breach of any of the provisions of this Act or any of the rules made thereunder and take the appropriate action; (v) to inspect hospitals periodically for examination of the quality of transplantation and the follow-up medical care to persons who have undergone transplantation and persons from whom organs are removed; and (vi) to undertake such other measures as may be prescribed. CHAPTER V REGISTRATION OF HOSPITALS