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Act 57 of 1994

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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Questions about Section 31

What does Section 31 of the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 deal with?

Section 31 of the Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 is headed "Protection of action taken in good faith". No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Central or the State Government or the Appropriate Authority or any officer authorised by the Central or State Government or by the Authority for anything which is in good faith, done or intended to be done in pursuance of the prov

How do I find court cases under Section 31 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 31, section 31 Pre-Conception Pre-Natal-Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994, section 31 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.

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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