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Pre-natal diagnostic techniques

Pre-natal diagnostic techniques, includes all pre-natal diagnostic procedures and pre-natal dia-gnostic tests. [Pre Conception and Pre-Natal Dia-gnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (5 of 1994), s. 2 (j)]...


Pre-natal diagnostic procedures

Pre-natal diagnostic procedures, means all gynae-cological or obsterical or medical procedures such as ultrasonography foetoscopy, taking or removing samples of amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, blood or any tissue of a pregnant woman for being sent to a Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic for conduct-ing pre-natal diagnostic test. [Pre Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2 (i)]...


Pre-natal diagnostic test

Pre-natal diagnostic test, means ultrasonography or any test or analysis of amniotic fluid, chorionic villi, blood or any tissue of a pregnant woman conducted to detect genetic or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or congenital anomalies or haemoglobinopathies or sex-linked disease. [Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2 (k)]...


Medical geneticist

Medical geneticist, means a person who possesses a degree or diploma or certificate in medical genetics in the field of pre-natal diagnostic techniques or has experience of not less than two years in such field after obtaining--(i) any one of the medical qualifications recognised under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956); or(ii) a post-graduate degree in biological sciences. [Pre Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2 ]...


Genetic clinic

Genetic clinic, means a clinic, institute, hospital, nursing home or any place, by whatever name called, which is used for conducting pre-natal diagnostic procedures. [Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2(d)]...


Genetic laboratory

Genetic laboratory, means a laboratory and includes a place where facilities are provided for conducting analysis or tests of samples received from Genetic Clinic for pre-natal diagnostic test. [Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2(e)]...


Appropriate authority

Appropriate authority, means the Appropriate Authority appointed under s. 13. [Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 (42 of 1994), s. 2 (b)]Means the Appropriate Authority appointed under s. 17. [Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2 (a)]Means, in relation to a bridge for the maintenance of which a bridge authority is responsible, or a road passing over such a bridge, the bridge authority; and in relation to any other road, the traffic authority and any other person responsible for the maintenance of the road, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 21, 4th Edn., Para 240, Note 2, p. 177....


Embryo

Embryo, means a developing human organism after fertilisation till the end of eight weeks (fifty-six days). [Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994, s. 2(bb)]...


Foetus

Foetus, 'foetus' means a human organism during the period of its development beginning on the fifty-seventy day following fertilisation or creation (excluding any time in which its development has been suspended) and ending at the birth. [Pre-Conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2(bc)]...


Genetic Counselling Centre

Genetic Counselling Centre, means an institute, hospital, nursing home or any place, by whatever name called, which provides for genetic counselling to patients. [Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 (57 of 1994), s. 2(c)]...


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