5. Preservation of organs
The organ removed shall be preserved according to current and accepted scientific methods in order to ensure viability for the purpose of transplantation;
1[PROVIDED that the eye-ball removed shall be preserved in the following three steps, namely;-
short-term preservation;
medium-term preservation;
long-term preservation;
and suitable media shall be used for preservation.]
1[6. The donor and the recipient shall make jointly an application to grant approval for removal and transplantation of a human organ, to the concerned competent authority or Authorisation committee as specified in Form 10. The Authorisation Committee shall take a decision on such application in accordance with the guidelines in rule 6A.]
