Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994
8. Savings
(1) Nothing in the foregoing provisions of
this Act shall be construed as rendering unlawful any dealing with the body or
with any part of the body of a deceased person if such dealing would have been
lawful if this Act had not been passed.
(2) Neither the grant of any facility or
authority for the removal of any human organ from the body of a deceased person
in accordance with the provisions of this Act nor the removal of any human
organ from the body of a deceased person in pursuance of such authority shall
be deemed to be an offence punishable under section 297 of the Indian Penal
Code.