Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
Bare Act · 1994
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.].
In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Gujarat Civil Judge · HP Civil Judge · MP APO · Tamil Nadu APO · UP Civil Judge
- Act number
- 57 of 1994
- Enacted
- 20 September 1994
- Contents
- 39 sections · 9 chapters
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Contents
Chapter I — Preliminary
Chapter II — Regulation Of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories And Genetic Clinics
- Section 3 – Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics
- Section 3A – Prohibition of sex selection
- Section 3B – Prohibition on sale of ultrasound machine, etc., to persons, laboratories, etc., not registered under the Act
Chapter III — Regulation Of Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques
- Section 4 – Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques (preview)
- Section 6 – Determination of sex prohibited (preview)
Sections
- Section 5 – Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus (preview)
Chapter IV — Central Supervisory Board
- Section 7 – Constitution of Central Supervisory Board (preview)
- Section 8 – Term of office of members (preview)
- Section 9 – Meetings of the Board (preview)
- Section 10 – Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board (preview)
- Section 11 – Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes (preview)
- Section 12 – Appointment of officers and other employees of the Board (preview)
- Section 13 – Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board (preview)
- Section 14 – Disqualifications for appointment as member (preview)
- Section 15 – Eligibility of member for reappointment (preview)
- Section 16 – Functions of the Board (preview)
- Section 16A – Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board (preview)
Chapter V — Appropriate Authority And Advisory Committee
- Section 17 – Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee (preview)
- Section 17A – Powers of Appropriate Authorities (preview)
Chapter VI — Registration Of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories And Genetic Clinics
- Section 18 – Registration of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics (preview)
- Section 19 – Certificate of registration (preview)
- Section 20 – Cancellation or suspension of registration (preview)
- Section 21 – Appeal (preview)
Chapter VII — Offences And Penalties
- Section 22 – Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention (preview)
- Section 23 – Offences and penalties (preview)
- Section 24 – Presumption in the case of conduct of pre-natal diagnostic techniques (preview)
- Section 25 – Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided (preview)
- Section 26 – Offences by companies (preview)
- Section 27 – Offence to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable (preview)
- Section 28 – Cognizance of offences (preview)
Chapter VIII — Miscellaneous
- Section 29 – Maintenance of records (preview)
- Section 30 – Power to search and seize records, etc (preview)
- Section 31 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 31A – Removal of difficulties (preview)
- Section 32 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 33 – Power to make regulations (preview)
- Section 34 – Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament (preview)