Section 21

In force Act 57 of 1994 As on 29 Oct 2026

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Act 57 of 1994 Cited by 1 provision

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.

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Section 21 of the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994. Appeal. The Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order of suspension or cancellation of registration passed by the Appropriate Authority under section 20, prefer an appeal against such order to- (i) the Central Gover

Appeal. The Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic may, within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order of suspension or cancellation of registration passed by the Appropriate Authority under section 20, prefer an appeal against such order to- (i) the Central Government, where the appeal is against the order of the Central Appropriate Authority; and (ii) the State Government, where the appeal is against the order of the State Appropriate Authority, in the prescribed manner. CHAPTER VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Section 21, The Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 (Act 57 of 1994).

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This section refers to

s. 20 Cancellation or suspension of registration

Referred to by 1

s. 32 Power to make rules

Questions about Section 21

How do I find court cases under Section 21 of the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994?

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: Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 21, section 21 Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, section 21 of the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994. 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 21 of the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 20 (Cancellation or suspension of registration), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 enacted?

Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 was enacted in 1994 as Act 57 of 1994. 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

2. Definitions707 words
17. Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee693 words
16A. Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board536 words
32. Power to make rules488 words
23. Offences and penalties344 words
7. Constitution of Central Supervisory Board291 words

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