This is a second copy of a Central Act. India Code files it on Chhattisgarh's shelf as well as under Parliament, and the text is the same enactment. Read it at The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, which is the record this site keeps current.

Act 57 of 1994

Preamble

Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 IndiaC THE PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) ACT, 1994 (ACT NO. 57 OF 1994) AND THE PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 (No.14 OF 2003) [20th September, 1994] Code 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 preven- tion of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide; and, for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

Sections

Type to filter. 39 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics
4. 3A
5. 3B
6. 4Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques
7. 5
8. 6Determination of sex prohibited
9. 7Constitution of Central Supervisory Board
10. 8Terms of office of members
11. 9Meetings of the Board
12. 10Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board
13. 11
14. 12Appointment or officers and other employees of the Board
15. 13Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board
16. 14Disqualifications for appointment as member
17. 15Eligibility of member for reappointment
18. 16Functions of the Board
19. 16AConstitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board
20. 17Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee
21. 17APowers of Appropriate Authorities
22. 18
23. 19Certificate of registration
24. 20Cancellation or suspension of registration
25. 21
26. 22
27. 23Offences and penalties
28. 24Presumption in the case of conduct of pre-natal diagnostic techniques
29. 25
30. 26Offences by companies
31. 27Offence to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable
32. 28
33. 29
34. 30Power to search and seize records, etc
35. 31Protection of action taken in good faith
36. 31ARemoval of difficulties
37. 32Power to make rules
38. 33Power to make regulations
39. 34Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament

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