Every person, who is HIV-positive and has been counselled in accordance with the guidelines issued or is aware of the nature of HIV and its transmission, shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the transmission of HIV to other persons which may include adopting strategies for the reduction of risk or informing in advance his HIV status before any sexual contact with any person or with whom needles are shared with:
Provided that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to prevent transmission through a sexual contact in the case of a woman, where there is a reasonable apprehension that such information may result in violence, abandonment or actions which may have a severe negative effect on the physical or mental health or safety of such woman, her children, her relatives or someone who is close to her.
Provided that the provisions of this section shall not be applicable to prevent transmission through a sexual contact in the case of a woman, where there is a reasonable apprehension that such information may result in violence, abandonment or actions which may have a severe negative effect on the physical or mental health or safety of such woman, her children, her relatives or someone who is close to her.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prohibition of discrimination.Section 4 · Prohibition of certain acts.Section 5 · Informed consent for undertaking HIV test or treatment.Section 6 · Informed consent not required for conducting HIV tests in certain cases.Section 7 · Guidelines for testing centres, etc.Section 8 · Disclosure of HIV status.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-11-29. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.