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HIV/AIDS Act 2017

Section 6

In force Act 16 of 2017 As on 20 Oct 2026

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Act 16 of 2017

This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Punjab's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017, which is the record this site keeps current.

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Section 6 of HIV/AIDS Act 2017. The informed consent for conducting an HIV test shall not be required- - (a) where a court determines, by an order that the carrying out of the HIV test of any person either as part of a medical examination or otherwise, is necessary for the determination of issues in the matter before it;

The informed consent for conducting an HIV test shall not be required- - (a) where a court determines, by an order that the carrying out of the HIV test of any person either as part of a medical examination or otherwise, is necessary for the determination of issues in the matter before it;

(b) for procuring, processing, distribution or use of a human body or any part thereof including tissues, blood, semen or other body fluids for use in medical research or therapy:

Provided that where the test results are requested by a donor prior to donation, the donor shall be referred to counselling and testing centre and such donor shall not be entitled to the results of the test unless he has received post-test counselling from such centre;

(c) for epidemiological or surveillance purposes where the HIV test is anonymous and is not for the purpose of determining the HIV status of a person:

Provided that persons who are subjects of such epidemiological or surveillance studies shall be informed of the purposes of such studies; and (d) for screening purposes in any licensed blood bank.

Section 6, HIV/AIDS Act 2017 (Act 16 of 2017).

Questions about Section 6

How do I find court cases under Section 6 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 6, section 6 HIV Aids Act 2017, section 6 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.

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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