Preamble1 - PRE-CONCEPTION AND PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (PROHIBITION OF SEX SELECTION)ACT,1994
Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Chapter II Section3 - Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics
Section3A - Prohibition of sex-selection
Section3B - Prohibition on sale of ultrasound machine, etc., to persons, laboratories, clinics, etc., not registered under the Act
Chapter III Section4 - Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques
Section5 - Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus
Section6 - Determination of sex prohibited
Chapter IV Section7 - Constitution of Central Supervisory Board
Section8 - Term of office of members
Section9 - Meetings of the Board
Section10 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of the Board
Section11 - Temporary association of persons with the Board for particular purposes
Section12 - Appointment of officers and other employees of the Board
Section13 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Board
Section14 - Disqualifications for appointment as member
Section15 - Eligibility of member for re-appointment
Section16 - Functions of the Board
Section16A - Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board
Chapter V Section17 - Appropriate Authority and Advisory Committee
Section17A - Powers of Appropriate Authorities
Chapter VI Section18 - Registration of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics
Section19 - Certificate of registration
Section20 - Cancellation or suspension of registration
Section21 - Appeal
Chapter VII Section22 - Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention
Section23 - Offences and penalties
Section24 - Presumption in the case of conduct of pre-natal diagnostic techniques
Section25 - Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided
Section26 - Offences by companies
Section27 - Offence to be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable
Section28 - Cognizance of offences
Chapter VIII Section29 - Maintenance of records
Section30 - Power to search and seize records, etc
Section31 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section31A - Removal of difficulties
Section32 - Power to make rules
Section33 - Power to make regulations
Section34 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
Annexe1 - ANNEXE
Amending Act1 - PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2002
Amending Act2 - PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2001