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Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....of any Panchayats or Municipalities, institutions of self-Government constituted under any other provision of the Constitution or any Central Act or State Act; (i) "member" means a member of the National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board and includes the Chairperson; (j) "National Biodiversity Authority" means the National Biodiversity Authority established under Sec. 8; (k) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (l) "regulations" means regulations made under this Act; (m) "research" means study or systematic investigation of any biological resource or technological application, that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof to make or modify products or processes for any use; (n) "State Biodiversity Board" means the State Biodiversity Board established under Sec. 22; (o) "sustainable use" means the use of components of biological diversity in such manner and at such rate that does not lead to the long-term decline of the biological diversity thereby maintaining its potential to meet the needs and aspirations of present and future generations; (p) "value added products" means products which may contain.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Chapter 1

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....absence of any Panchayats or Municipalities, institutions ofself-government constituted under any otherprovision of the Constitution or any Central Act or State Act; (i) "member"means amember ofthe National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board and includes theChairperson; (j) "National Biodiversity Authority"means the National Biodiversity Authority established under section 8; (k) "prescribed"means prescribed by rules made underthis Act; (l) "regulations"means regulations made under this Act; (m) "research"means studyor systematic investigation of any biological resource or technologicalapplication, that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivativesthereof to make or modify products or processes for any use; (n)"State Biodiversity Board"means theState Biodiversity Board established under section22; (o)"sustainableuse" means the use of components of biological diversityin such manner and at such rate that does not lead to the long-term decline ofthe biological diversity thereby maintaining its potential tomeet theneeds and aspirations of present and future generations; (p)"valueadded products" means products which may contain portions.....

Biological Diversity Act, 2002 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....absence of any Panchayats or Municipalities, institutions ofself-government constituted under any otherprovision of the Constitution or any Central Act or State Act; (i) "member"means amember ofthe National Biodiversity Authority or a State Biodiversity Board and includes theChairperson; (j) "National Biodiversity Authority"means the National Biodiversity Authority established under section 8; (k) "prescribed"means prescribed by rules made underthis Act; (l) "regulations"means regulations made under this Act; (m) "research"means studyor systematic investigation of any biological resource or technologicalapplication, that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivativesthereof to make or modify products or processes for any use; (n)"State Biodiversity Board"means theState Biodiversity Board established under section22; (o)"sustainableuse" means the use of components of biological diversityin such manner and at such rate that does not lead to the long-term decline ofthe biological diversity thereby maintaining its potential tomeet theneeds and aspirations of present and future generations; (p)"valueadded products" means products which may contain portions.....

Competition Act, 2002 Section 44

Title: Penalty for Making False Statement or Omission to Furnish Material Information

State: Central

Year: 2002

If any person, being a party to a combination,-- (a) makes a statement which is false in any material particular, or knowing it to be false; or (b) omits to state any material particular knowing it to be material, such person shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than rupees fifty lakhs but which may extend to rupees one crore, as may be determined by the Commission.

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 22

Title: Amendment of Section 30

State: Central

Year: 2002

In section 30 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(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 Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or any other place, such Authority or any officer authorised in this behalf may, subject to such rules as may be prescribed, enter and search at all reasonable times with such assistance, if any, as such Authority or officer considers necessary, such Genetic Counselling Centre Genetic Laboratory, Genetic Clinic or any other place and examine any record, register, document, book, pamphlet, advertisement or any other material object found therein and seize and seal the same if such Authority or officer has reason to believe that it may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act.".

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 4

Title: Amendment of Section 2

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....technique, test or administration or prescription or provision of anything for the purpose of ensuring or increasing the probability that an embryo will be of a particular sex; (p) "sonologist or imaging specialist" means a person who possesses any one of the medical qualifications recognised under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956) or who possesses a post-graduate qualification in ultrasonography or imaging techniques or radiology; (q) "State Board" means a State Supervisory Board or a Union territory Supervisory Board constituted under section 16A; (r) "State Government" in relation to Union territory with Legislature means the Administrator of that Union territory appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution.'.

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 18

Title: Substitution of New Section for Section 22

State: Central

Year: 2002

For section 22 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-- '22. Prohibition of advertisement relating to preconception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention .-- (1) No person, organisation, Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic including clinic, laboratory or centre having ultrasound machine or imaging machine or scanner or any other technology capable of undertaking determination of sex of the foetus or sex selection shall issue, publish, distribute, communicate or cause to be issued, published, distributed or communicated any advertisement, in any form, including internet, regarding facilities of pre-natal determination of sex or sex selection before conception available at such Centre, Laboratory, Clinic or at any other place. (2) No person or organisation including Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall issue, publish, distribute, communicate or cause to be issued, published, distributed or communicated any advertisement in any manner regarding pre-natal determination or pre-conception selection of sex by any means whatsoever, scientific or.....

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 24

Title: Amendment of Section 32

State: Central

Year: 2002

In section 32 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),-- (i) for clause (i), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-- "(i) the minimum qualifications for persons employed at a registered Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic under clause (2) of section 3; (ia) the manner in which the person conducting ultrasonography on a pregnant woman shall keep record thereof in the clinic under the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 4;"; (ii) after clause (iv), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-- "(iva) code of conduct to be observed by persons working at Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics to be laid down by the Central Supervisory Board under clause (iv) of section 16; (ivb) the manner in which reports shall be furnished by the State and Union territory Supervisory Boards to the Board and the Central Government in respect of various activities undertaken in the State under the Act under clause (iv) of sub-section (1) of section 16A; (ivc) empowering the Appropriate Authority in any other matter under clause (d) of section 17A;".

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 17

Title: Amendment of Section 18

State: Central

Year: 2002

In section 18 of the principal Act, for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-- "(1) No person shall open any Genetic Counselling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic, including clinic, laboratory or centre having ultrasound or imaging machine or scanner or any other technology capable of undertaking determination of sex of foetus and sex selection, or render services to any of them, after the commencement of the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 unless such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic is duly registered under the Act.".

Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Act, 2002 Section 19

Title: Amendment of Section 23

State: Central

Year: 2002

In section 23 of the principal Act, for sub-sections (2) and (3), the following sub-sections shall be substituted, namely;-- "(2) The name of the registered medical practitioner shall 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 his name from the register of the Council for a period of five years for the first offence and permanently for the subsequent 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 medical geneticist, gynaecologist, sonologist or imaging specialist or registered medical practitioner or any other person for sex select ion or for conducting pre-natal diagnostic techniques on any pregnant women for the purposes other than those specified in sub-section (2) of section 4, he shall, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees for the first offence and for any.....