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Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.34, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (D1) Department, dated 25.05.2016. Short title, extent and commencement. Definitions. 2 [Act No.24 of 1995] (d) “brain-stem death” means the stage at which all functions of the brain-stem have permanently and irreversibly ceased and is so certified under sub-section (6) of section 3; (e) “deceased person” means a person in whom permanent disappearance of all evidence of life occurs by reason of brain-stem death or in a cardio pulmonary sense, at any time after live birth has taken place; (f) “donor” means any person, not less than eighteen years of age, who voluntarily authorises in full consciousness after being explained the full consequences of removing the organ by the Doctor who would be removing the organ, the removal of any of his human organs for therapeutic purposes under sub-section (1) or sub- section (2) of section 3; (g) “Government” means the State Government; (h) “hospital” includes a nursing home, clinic, medical Centre, medical or teaching institution for therapeutic purposes and other like institution; (i) “human organ” means any part of a human body consisting or a structured arrangement of tissues which, if wholly removed, cannot be replicated by the body; (j) “near relative” means spouse, son, daughter, father mother, brother or sister; (k) “notification” means a notification published in the 3Telangana Gazette;