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…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter IV : Central Supervisory Board : Section 7 : Constitution of Central Supervisory Board : (1) The Central Government shall constitute a Board to be known as the Central Supervisory Board to exercise the powers and perform…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 6 : Determination of sex prohibited : On and from the commencement of this Act, (a) no Genetic Counselling Centre or Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall conduct or cause to be conducted in its Centre, Laboratory…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 5 : Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus : (1) No person referred to in clause (2) of section 3 shall conduct the pre-natal diagnostic procedures unless- (a) he has…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter III : Regulation Of Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques : Section 4 : Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques : On and from the commencement of this Act, (1) no place including a registered Genetic Counselling Centre or Genetic Laboratory…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 3B : 1.[Prohibition on sale of ultrasound machine, etc., to persons, laboratories, clinics, etc., not registered under the Act : No person shall sell any ultrasound machine or imaging machine or scanner or any other equipment capable…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 3A : 1.[Prohibition of sex selection : No person, including a specialist or a team of specialists in the filed of infertility, shall conduct or cause to be conducted or aid in conducting by himself or by…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Chapter II : Regulation Of Genetic Counselling Centers, Genetic Laboratories And Genetic Clinics : Section 3 : Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centers, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics : On and from the commencement of this Act, (1) no…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act 1994 Section 2 : Definitions : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) "Appropriate Authority" means the Appropriate Authority appointed under section 17; (b) "Board" means the Central Supervisory Board constituted under section 7; 1.[(ba) "conceptus" means…
Pre-Conception And Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition Of Sex Selection) Act 1994 Act No. 57 Of 1994 Statement of Objects and Reasons : It is proposed to prohibit pre-natal diagnostic techniques for determination of sex of the foetus leading to female foeticide. Such abuse of techniques…