Section 13B of The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 View Chapter 4

Powers of Appropriate Authority.


   1[13B.  Powers of Appropriate Authority.—The Appropriate Authority shall for the purposes of this Act have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) and, in particular, in respect of the following matters, namely:—

   (a)  summoning of any person who is in possession of any information relating to violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

   (b)  discovery and production of any document or material object;

   (c)  issuing search warrant for any place suspected to be indulging in unauthorised removal, procurement or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both; and

   (d)  any other matter which may be prescribed.]

1Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).