Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
22. Prohibition of advertisement relating to
pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention
(1) No person, organization, Genetic Counseling
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 organization 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 Counseling 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 and also includes any visible representation made by
means of any light, sound, smoke or gas.