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HIV/AIDS Act 2017

Section 18

In force Act 16 of 2017 As on 15 Oct 2026

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Act 16 of 2017 Cited by 1 provision

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Read from the scanned gazette. India Code publishes no text for this Act, so this text was read from the Government's own scan by machine and split into sections by its numbering. It has not been checked against the page word by word. Where it matters, read the scan. Read the scan.

Section 18 of HIV/AIDS Act 2017. The Central Government shall lay down guidelines for care, support and treatment of children infected with HIV or AIDS.

(1) The Central Government shall lay down guidelines for care, support and treatment of children infected with HIV or AIDS.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1) and notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the Central Government, or the State Government as the case may be, shall take measures to counsel and provide information regarding the outcome of pregnancy and HIV-related treatment to the HIV infected women. HIV and AIDS policy for establishments. Central Government and State Government to take measures. Anti-retroviral Therapy and Opportunistic Infection Management by Central Government and State Government. Welfare measures by Central Government and State Government. Protection of property of children affected by HIV or AIDS. Promotion of HIV and AIDS related information, education and communication programmes. Women and children infected with HIV or AIDS. [PART II (3) No HIV positive woman, who is pregnant, shall be subjected to sterilisation or abortion without obtaining her informed consent. CHAPTER VIII SAFE WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Section 18, HIV/AIDS Act 2017 (Act 16 of 2017).

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Referred to by 1

  1. s. 46

Questions about Section 18

How do I find court cases under Section 18 of the HIV/AIDS Act 2017?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: HIV Aids Act 2017 18, section 18 HIV Aids Act 2017, section 18 of the HIV/AIDS Act 2017. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 18 of the HIV/AIDS Act 2017, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the HIV/AIDS Act 2017 enacted?

HIV/AIDS Act 2017 was enacted in 2017 as Act 16 of 2017. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

Other sections of this Act

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