pcpndt act 1994

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 34 : Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament : Every rule and every regulation made under this Act shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament,…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 33 : Power to make regulations : The Board may, with the previous sanction of the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the rules…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 32 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 31 : 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…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 30 : Power to search and seize records, etc : 1.[(1) If the Appropriate Authority has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been or is being committed at any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter VIII : Miscellaneous : Section 29 : Maintenance of records : (1) All records, charts, forms, reports, consent letters and all other documents required to be maintained under this Act and the rules shall be preserved for…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 28 : Cognizance of offences : (1) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act except on a complaint made by- (a) the Appropriate Authority concerned, or any officer authorised in this behalf by…

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 27 : Offence to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable : Every offence under this Act shall be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable.

Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 26 : Offences by companies : (1) Where any offence, punishable under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible…

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 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…