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

State: Punjab

Year: 1994

.....PUNJAB PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE (CONTROL AND REGULATION) ACT, 1994 THE PUNJAB PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE (CONTROL AND REGULATION) ACT, 1994 [Act No. 16 of 1994] [28th April 1994] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the control and regulation of the medical or scientific tech niques of pre-natal diagnosis used solely for the purpose of detecting genetic or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital anomalies or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of the misuse of these techniques for the purpose of pre-natal sex determination leading to female foeticide; and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Re it enacted by the Legislature of State of Punjab in the Forty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows ." Section 1 - Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Control and Regulation) Act. 1994. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. Section 2 " Definitions In this Act. unless the context otherwise requires, ." (a).....

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

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) ACT, 1994 PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) ACT, 1994 57 OF 1994 "An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto." Be it enacted by Parliament in the Forth-fifty Year of the Republic of India as follows:-Prefatory Note- 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 is discriminatory against the female sex and affects the dignity and status of women. A legislation is required to regulate the use of such techniques and to provide deterrent punishment to stop such inhuman act. 2. The Bill, inter alia, provides for:- (i) prohibition of the misuse.....

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

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....(REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 THE PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2002 [Act, No. 14 of 2003] [17th January, 2003] An Act further to amend the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Preventin of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Substitution of long title In the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the long title, the following long title shall be substituted, namely:-- "An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or.....

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

..... [Act, No. 14 of 2003] [17th January, 2003] An Act further to amend the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows:-- 1. Short title and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Preventin of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Substitution of long title In the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), for the long title, the following long title shall be substituted, namely:-- "An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for.....

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

Title: Central Supervisory Board

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 taken appropriate steps to ensure its proper and effective implementation; (vi) any other functions as may be prescribed under the Act.] _______________________ 1 . Substituted b y Act 14 of 2003 , sec. 13 , for section 16 (see Annexe). Section 16A - Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territory Supervisory Board 1 [16A. Constitution of State Supervisory Board and Union territorySupervisory Board (1) Each State and Union territory having Legislature shall constitute a Boardto be known as the State Supervisory Boardor the Union.....

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

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....services to or at such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic, whether on an honorary basis or otherwise, and who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction, with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees. 1[( 2 ) The name of the registered me dical practitioner sh all be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the State Medical Council concerned for taking necessary action including suspension of the registration if the charges are framed by the court and till the case is disposed of and on conviction for removal of hi s name from the register of the Council for a period of five years for the first offence and permanently for the sub sequent offence. ( 3 ) Any person who seeks the aid of any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or ultrasound clinic or imaging clinic or of a me dical geneticist, gynaecologist, sonologist or imaging specialist or registered me dical practitioner or any other person for sex.....

Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 Section 23

Title: Offences and Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1994

.....services to or at such a Centre, Laboratory or Clinic, whether on an honorary basis or otherwise, and who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees and on any subsequent conviction, with imprisonment which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees. 1[( 2 ) The name of the registered me dical practitioner sh all be reported by the Appropriate Authority to the State Medical Council concerned for taking necessary action including suspension of the registration if the charges are framed by the court and till the case is disposed of and on conviction for removal of hi s name from the register of the Council for a period of five years for the first offence and permanently for the sub sequent offence. ( 3 ) Any person who seeks the aid of any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or ultrasound clinic or imaging clinic or of a me dical geneticist, gynaecologist, sonologist or imaging specialist or registered me dical practitioner or any other person for sex.....

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.....

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).