1 [22. Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception 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 otherwise. (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 any other document including advertisement through internet or any other media in electronic or print form and also includes any visible representation made by means of any hoarding, wall-painting, signal, light, sound, smoke or gas.]
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Regulation of Genetic Counselling Centres, Genetic Laboratories and Genetic Clinics.Section 3A · Prohibition of sex selection.Section 3B · Prohibition on sale of ultrasound machine, etc., to persons, laboratories, etc., not registered under the Act.Section 4 · Regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques.Section 5 · Written consent of pregnant woman and prohibition of communicating the sex of foetus.Section 6 · Determination of sex prohibited.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-11-03. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.