Section 46
Section 46 of HIV/AIDS Act 2017. The Central Government may, by notification, make guidelines consistent with this Act and any rules thereunder, generally to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, make guidelines consistent with this Act and any rules thereunder, generally to carry out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such guidelines may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :- (a) information relating to risk and benefits or alternatives to the proposed intervention under clause (n) of section 2;
(b) the manner of obtaining the informed consent under sub-section (1) and the manner of pre test and post test counselling under sub-section (2) of section 5;
(c) guidelines to be followed by a testing or diagnostic centre or pathology laboratory or blood bank for HIV test under section 7;
(d) the manner of taking data protection measures under section 11;
(e) guidelines in respect of protocols for HIV/AIDS relating to Anti-retroviral Therapy and Opportunistic Infections Management under sub-section (2) of section 14;
(f) care, support and treatment of children infected with HIV or AIDS under sub-section (1) of section 18;
(g) guidelines for Universal Precautions and post exposure prophylaxis under section 19;
(h) manner of carrying out the strategy or mechanism or technique for reduction of risk of HIV transmission under section 22;
(i) manner of implementation of a drugs substitution, drug maintenance and needle and syringe exchange programme under section 22;
(j) provision of HIV-related information, education and communication before marriage under section 30;
(k) manner of HIV or AIDS prevention, counselling, testing and treatment of persons in custody under section 31;
(l) any other matter which ought to be specified in guidelines for the purposes of this Act.
Section 46, HIV/AIDS Act 2017 (Act 16 of 2017).
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Questions about Section 46
How do I find court cases under Section 46 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 46, section 46 HIV Aids Act 2017, section 46 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 46 of the HIV/AIDS Act 2017, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 2, section 5, section 7, section 11, and on 6 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
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.
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