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No. 21] CHENNAI, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020 Vaikasi 7, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051
Part II—Section 1
Notifications or Orders of specific character or of particular interest to the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
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HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT Pages.
Notification under the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act .. 60 60 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE [Part II—Sec. 1
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Notification under the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011
[G.O. Ms. No. 203, Health and Family Welfare (Z1), 30th April 2020, சித்திரை 17, சார்வரி, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2051.] No. II(1)/HFW/9/2020.—WHEREAS, the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 (Central Act 42 of 1994) enacted by the Parliament was adopted by the State of Tamil Nadu by passing a resolution by the Tamil Nadu State Legislature under clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution of India;
AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution of India, resolutions have been passed by the Houses of the Legislatures of the States of Goa, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal to the effect that the aforesaid Act should be amended by Parliament;
AND WHEREAS, in pursuance of the aforesaid resolutions passed by the States of Goa, Himachal Pradesh and West Bengal, the Parliament had enacted the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Central Act 16 of 2011) which provides for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes and for prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and tissues;
AND WHEREAS, sub-section(2) of Section 1 of the aforesaid Amendment Act provides that the said Act shall apply to a State which adopts that Act by resolution passed in that behalf under clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution;
AND WHEREAS, the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly considered that it is desirable to have a uniform Law throughout India on the subject matter referred to and hence, passed a resolution under clause (1) of Article 252 of the Constitution on the 24th March 2020 that the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Central Act 16 of 2011) be adopted by the State of Tamil Nadu;
Now, THEREFORE, the Transplantation of Human Organs (Amendment) Act, 2011 (Central Act 16 of 2011) has come into force in this State on and from 24th March 2020.
BEELA RAJESH,