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Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Chapter VI

Title: Registration of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....to the advice of the Advisory Committee, the Appropriate Authority is satisfied that the applicant has not complied with the requirements of this Act or the rules, it shall, for reasons to be recorded in writing, reject the application for registration. (3) Every certificate of registration shall be renewed in such manner and after such period and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed. (4) The certificate of registration shall be displayed by the registered Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic in a conspicuous place at its place of business. Section 20 - Cancellation or suspension of registration (1) The Appropriate Authority may suo moto, or on complaint, issue a notice to the Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic to show cause why its registration should not be suspended or cancelled for the reasons mentioned in the notice. (2) If, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic and having regard to the advice of the Advisory Committee, the Appropriate Authority is satisfied that there has been a breach of the provisions of this.....

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Section 18

Title: Registration of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....conduct any such counselling or technique on the expiry of six months from the date of commencement of this Act unless such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic has applied for registration and is so registered separately or jointly or till such application is disposed of, whichever is earlier. ( 5 ) No Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratroy or Genetic Clinic sh all be registered under this Act unless the Appropriate Authority is satisfied that such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic is in a position to provide such facilities, maintain such equipment and standards as may be prescribed. _______________________ 1. Substituted b y Act 14 of 2003 , sec. 17 , for sub -section ( 1 ) (see Annexe).

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Chapter II

Title: Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....(2) (see Annexe). Section 3A - Prohibition of sex-selection 1[3A. Prohibition of sex-selection No person, including a specialist or a team of specialists in the field of infertility, shall conduct or cause to be conducted or aid in conducting by himself or by any other person, sex selection on a woman or a man or on both or on any tissue, embryo, conceptus, fluid or gametes derived from either or both of them. ____________________ 1 . Inserted b y Act 14 of 2003 , sec. 6 . Section 3B - 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 of detecting sex of foetus to any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or any other person not registered under the Act.]

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Section 3

Title: Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics

State: Central

Year: 1994

On and from the commencement of this Act,-- (1) no Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic unless registered under this Act, shall conduct or associate with, or help in, conducting activities relating to pre-natal diagnostic techniques; 3[(2) no Genetic Counselling Centre or Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall employ or cause to be employed or take services of any person, whether on honorary basis or on payment who does not possess the qualifications as may be prescribed;] (3) no medical geneticist, gynaecologist paediatrician registered medical practitioner or any other person shall conduct or cause to be conducted or aid in conducting by himself or through any other person, any prenatal diagnostic techniques at a place other than a place registered under this Act. ____________________ 1. Substituted by Act 14 of 2003, sec. 5, for clause (2) (see Annexe).

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 Section 22

Title: Genetically Modified Foods, Organic Foods, Functional Foods, Proprietary Foods, Etc.

State: Central

Year: 2006

Save as otherwise provided under this Act and regulations made thereunder, no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell or import any novel food, genetically modified articles of food, irradiated food, organic foods, foods for special dietary uses, functional foods, neutraceuticals, health supplements, proprietary foods and such other articles of food which the Central Government may notify in this behalf. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section,-- (1) "foods for special dietary uses or functional foods or nutraceuticals or health supplements" means: (a) foods which are specially processed or formulated to satisfy particular dietary requirements which exist because of a particular physical or physiological condition or specific diseases and disorders and which are presented as such, wherein the composition of these foodstuffs must differ significantly from the composition of ordinary foods of comparable nature, if such ordinary foods exist, and may contain one or more of the following ingredients, namely:-- (i) plants or botanicals or their parts in the form of powder, concentrate or extract in water, ethyl alcohol or hydro alcoholic extract, single or in.....

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Chapter VIII

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....or State Government or by the Authority for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of the provisions of this Act. Section 31A - Removal of difficulties 1 [31A. Removal of difficulties (1) If any difficulty arises ingiving effect to the provisions of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques(Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002, theCentral Government may, by order published in the OfficialGazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of the saidAct as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty: Providedthat no order shall be made under thissection after the expiry of a period of three years from the date ofcommencement of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Preventionof Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002. (2)Every order made under thissection shall be laid, as soon asmay be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.] ______________________ 1.Inserted by Act 14 of 2003, sec. 23. Section 32 - Power to make rules (1) TheCentral Government may make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. (2) Inparticular, and without prejudice to the.....

Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....or aid in conducting by himself or through any other person, any pre-natal diagnostic techniques at a place other than a place registered under this Act. SECTION 3A : Prohibition of sex selection No person, including a specialist or a team of specialists in the field of infertility, shall conduct or cause to be conducted or aid in conducting by himself or by any other person, sex selection on a woman or a man or on both or on any tissue, embryo, conceptus, fluid or gametes derived from either or both of them. SECTION 3B : 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 of detecting sex of the foetus to any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or any other person not registered under the Act. CHAPTER 3 : 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 or Genetic Clinic shall be used or caused.....

The Punjab Prenatal Diagnostic Technique (Control and Regulation) Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1994

.....working in the field of health or women welfare or human rights and has been recognised as such by the State Government for the purpose of this Act. Section 3 - Registration of genetic clinics, genetic laboratories and genetic counselling centres (1) No person shall carry out or associate or assist in carrying out activities relating to the pre-natal diagnostic techniques with the help of pre-natal diagnostic procedures in any genetic clinic, genetic laboratory or genetic counselling centres or any other place un less it is registered under this Act. (2) No person shall employ or utilise services, whether in honorary capacity or on pay ment basis of any person in any genetic clinic, genetic laboratory or genetic counselling centre unless the person so employed possesses the prescribed qualifications. (3) No medical geneticist or a medical practitioner or any other person shall carry out or assist in carrying out or cause to be carried out either himself or through his assistants, agents or associates any pre natal diagnostic techniques at a place other than genetic clinic, genetic laboratory or genetic counselling centre registered under this Act. Section 4 - Regulation of.....

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Amending Act 1

Title: Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....to use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques, sex selection techniques and against their misuse; (ii) to review and monitor implementation of the Act and rules made thereunder and recommend to the Central Government changes in the said Act and rules; (iii) to create public awareness against the practice of pre-conception sex selection and pre-natal determination of sex of foetus leading to female foeticide; (iv) to lay down code of conduct to be observed by persons working at Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics; (v) to oversee the performance of various bodies constituted under the Act and take appropriate steps to ensure its proper and effective implementation; (vi) any other functions as may be prescribed under the Act.". 14. Insertion of new section 16A. After section 16 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-- "16A. Constitution of Stale 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 Supervisory Board, as the case may be, which shall have.....

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Annexe 1

Title: Annexe

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....or Genetic Clinic after the commencement of this Act unless such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic is duly registered separately or jointly under this Act. Section 22 22. Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention (1) No person, Organisation, Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall issue or cause to be issued any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of pre-natal determination of sex available at such Centre, Laboratory, Clinic or any other place. (2) No person or organisation shall publish or distribute or cause to be published or distributed any advertisement in any manner regarding facilities of pre-natal determination of sex available at any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or any other place. (3) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, "advertisement" includes any notice, circular, label wrapper or other document.....