← Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972

Medical (Therapy, Education and Research) Act 1972 s 12

s 12 Authority to remove parts of unclaimed bodies

12. Where the body of a deceased person has not been claimed from an approved hospital or from an institution maintained on public funds, for more than 24 hours after death, the Director‑General may authorise in writing the use of the body or any specified part for the purposes of medical or dental education, research, advancement of medical or dental science, therapy or transplantation.[Act 11 of 2023 wef 01/05/2023]

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