Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 25 : Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided : Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder, for which…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 24 : 1.[Presumption in the case of conduct of pre-natal diagnostic techniques : Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), the Court shall presume unless the contrary is proved that the pregnant…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 23 : Offences and penalties : (1) Any medical geneticist, gynaecologist, registered medical practitioner or any person who owns a Genetic Counselling Centre, a Genetic Laboratory or a Genetic Clinic or is employed in such a Centre,…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter VII : Offences And Penalties : Section 22 : 1.[Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention : (1) No person, organisation, Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic,…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 21 : 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…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 20 : Cancellation or suspension of registration : (1) The Appropriate Authority may suo motu , or on complaint, issue a notice to the Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic to show cause why its…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 19 : Certificate of registration : (1) The Appropriate Authority shall, after holding an inquiry and after satisfying itself that the applicant has complied with all the requirements of this Act and the rules made thereunder and…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter VI : Registration Of Genetic Counselling Centers, Genetic Laboratories And Genetic Clinics : Section 18 : Registration of Genetic Counselling Centers, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics : 1.[(1) No person shall open any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 17A : 1.[Powers of Appropriate Authorities : The Appropriate Authority shall have the powers in respect of the following matters, namely:- (a) summoning of any person who is in possession of any information relating to violation of…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter V : Appropriate Authority And Advisory Committee : Section 17 : Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee : (1) The Central Government shall appoint, by notification in the Official Gazette, one or more Appropriate Authorities for each of…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 16A : 1.[Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board : (1) Each State and Union territory having Legislature shall constitute a Board to be known as the State Supervisory Board or the Union territory…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 16 : 1.[Functions of the Board : The Board shall have the following functions, namely: (i) to advise the Central Government on policy matters relating to use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques, sex selection techniques and against their…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 15 : Eligibility of member for the re-appointment : Subject to the other terms and conditions of service as may be prescribed, any person ceasing to be a member shall be eligible for re-appointment as such member:…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 14 : Disqualification for appointment as member : A person shall be disqualified for being appointed as a member if, he- (a) has been convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which, in the opinion of…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 13 : Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board : All orders and decisions of the Board shall be authenticated by the signature of the Chairman or any other member authorised by the Board in…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 12 : Appointment of officers and other employees of the Board : (1) For the purpose of enabling it efficiently to discharge its functions under this Act, the Board may, subject to such regulations as may be…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 11 : Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes : (1) The Board may associate with itself, in such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by regulations, any person whose assistance…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 10 : Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board : No act or proceeding of the Board shall be invalid merely by reason of, (a) any vacancy in, or any defect in the constitution of,…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 9 : Meetings of the Board : (1) The Board shall meet at such time and place, and shall observe such rules of procedure in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings (including the quorum…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 8 : Term of office of members : (1) The term of office of a member, other than an ex officio member, shall be, (a) in case of appointment under clause (e) or clause (f) of sub-section…