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The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

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An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
57 of 1994
Ministry
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department
Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enacted
20 Sep 1994

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39 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics.
  4. Section 3AProhibition of sex selection.
  5. Section 3BProhibition on sale of ultrasound machine, etc., to persons, laboratories, etc., not registered under the Act.
  6. Section 4Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques.
  7. Section 5Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus.
  8. Section 6Determination of sex prohibited.
  9. Section 7Constitution of Central Supervisory Board.
  10. Section 8Term of office of members.
  11. Section 9Meetings of the Board.
  12. Section 10Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board.
  13. Section 11Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes.
  14. Section 12Appointment of officers and other employees of the Board.
  15. Section 13Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board.
  16. Section 14Disqualifications for appointment as member.
  17. Section 15Eligibility of member for reappointment.
  18. Section 16Functions of the Board.
  19. Section 16AConstitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board.
  20. Section 17Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee.
  21. Section 17APowers of Appropriate Authorities.
  22. Section 18Registration of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics.
  23. Section 19Certificate of registration.
  24. Section 20Cancellation or suspension of registration.
  25. Section 21Appeal.
  26. Section 22Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention.
  27. Section 23Offences and penalties.
  28. Section 24Presumption in the case of conduct of pre-natal diagnostic techniques.
  29. Section 25Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided.
  30. Section 26Offences by companies.
  31. Section 27Offence to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.
  32. Section 28Cognizance of offences.
  33. Section 29Maintenance of records.
  34. Section 30Power to search and seize records, etc.
  35. Section 31Protection of action taken in good faith.
  36. Section 31ARemoval of difficulties.
  37. Section 32Power to make rules.
  38. Section 33Power to make regulations.
  39. Section 34Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.