Section 3. After rule 3 of the said rules, the following rules shall be inserted, namely:

" 3A. Powers and functions of Medical Board 3. After rule 3 of the said rules, the following rules shall be inserted, namely:- " 3A. Powers and functions of Medical Board.—For the purposes of section 3,— - (a) the powers of the Medical Board shall be the following, namely:- - (i) to allow or deny termination of pregnancy beyond twenty-four weeks of gestation period under sub-section (2B) of the said section only after due consideration and ensuring that the procedure would be safe for the woman at that gestation age and whether the foetal malformation has substantial risk of it being incompatible with life or if the child is born it may suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities to be seriously handicapped; - (ii) co-opt other specialists in the Board and ask for any additional investigations if required, for deciding on the termination of pregnancy; [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY (b) the functions of the Medical Board shall be the following, namely :- - (i) to examine the woman and her reports, who may approach for medical termination of pregnancy under subsection (2B) of section 3; - (ii) provide the opinion of Medical Board in Form D with regard to the termination of pregnancy or rejection of request for termination within three days of receiving the request for medical termination of pregnancy under sub-section (2B) of section 3; 3. (1) The power of the Legislature of the State of Punjab to make laws, which has been declared by the Proclamation to be exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament, is hereby conferred on the President. (2) In the exercise of the said power, the President may, from time to time, whether Parliament is or is not in session, enact, as a President's Act, a Bill containing such provisions as he considers necessary: Provided that before enacting any such Act, the President shall, whenever he considers it practicable to do so, consult a Committee constituted for the purpose, consisting of thirty members of the House of the People nominated by the Speaker and fifteen members of the Council of States nominated by the Chairman. Short title. Deflni tion. Conferment on the President oithe power of the State Legisla ture to make laws. 244 T H E GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— Sac. l] (3) Every Act enacted by the President under sub-section (2) shall, as soon as may be after enactment, be laid before each House of Parliament. 3. उि जनयमों के जनयम 3 के पश्चात्, जनम्नजलजखत जनयम अंतःस्ट्र्ाजपत दकए िाएंगे, अर्ाभत् :- "3क. जचदकत्सा बोडभ की िजियां और कृत्य - धारा 3 के प्रयोिनों के जलए, - - (क) जचदकत्सा बोडभ की िजियां जनम्नजलजखत होंगी, अर्ाभत् :- 5823 GI/2021 (1) [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY - (i) उि धारा की उपधारा (2ख) के अधीन, केवल सम्यक् जवचार करने के पश्चात् और यह सुजनजश्चत करने के पश्चात् दक गभ की उस अवस्ट्र्ा में स्त्री के जलए प्रदिया सुरजित होगी तर्ा क्या भ्रूणीय जवकृजत का इसके िीवन के सार् असंगत होने का सारवान् िोजखम है या यदि जििु उत्पन्न होता है तो वह ऐसी िारीररक या मानजसक असामान्द्यताओं से पीज़ित हो सकता है जिससे वह गंभीर रूप से अिम हो, चौबीस सप्ताह की गभाभवजध के आगे गभ का समापन अनुज्ञात करना या अस्ट्वीकार करना; - (ii) बोडभ में अन्द्य जविेषज्ञों से सहयोग लेना तर्ा गभ के समापन का जवजनश्चय करने के जलए, यदि अपेजित हो, अजतररि अन्द्वेषणों के जलए कहना; - (ख) जचदकत्सा बोडभ के कृत्य जनम्नजलजखत होंगे, अर्ाभत् :- - (i) स्त्री और उसकी ररपोर्टों का परीिण करना, िो धारा 3 की उपधारा (2ख) के अधीन गभ के जचदकत्सीय समापन के जलए पहुंचे; - (ii) धारा 3 की उपधारा (2ख) के अधीन गभ के जचदकत्सीय समापन के जलए आवेिन प्राजप्त के तीन दिनों के भीतर गभ के समापन या समापन के आवेिन को अस्ट्वीकृत करने के संबंध में प् प घ में जचदकत्सा बोडभ की राय प्रिान करना; " 3A. Powers and functions of Medical Board - (iii) to ensure that the termination procedure, when advised by the Medical Board, is carried out with all safety precautions along with appropriate counselling within five days of the receipt of the request for medical termination of pregnancy under sub-section (2B) of section 3. (4) Either House of Parliament may, by resolution passed within thirty days from the date on which the Act has been laid before it under sub-section (3), which period may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, direct any modifications to be made in the Act and if the modifications are agreed to by the other House of Parliament during the session in which the Act has been so laid before it or the session succeeding, such modifications shall be given effect to by the President by enacting an amending Act under sub-section (2): Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall affect the validity of the Act or of any action taken thereunder before it is so amended. N. D. P. NAMBOODIRIPAD, Joint Secy, to the Govt. of India, PRINTED RY THE GENENRAL MANAGER, OOVIRNMENT OF INDIA PRHSS, MINIO ROAD, NEW PELHJ ANP PUBLISHED BY THE MANVGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1971 34 of 1971. jftLVªh lañ Mhñ ,yñ —( ,u ) 04@0007@2003 — 21 REGISTERED NO. DL—(N)04/0007/2003—21 ==> picture [325 x 121] intentionally omitted <== सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-26032021-226130 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-26032021-226130 xxxGIDExxx vlk/kkj.k EXTRAORDINARY Hkkx II — [k.M 1 PART II — Section 1 izkf/kdkj ls izdkf'kr PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY lañ 10] ubZ fnYyh] c`gLifrokj] ekpZ 25] 2021@pS= 4] 1943 ¼'kd½ No. 10] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021/CHAITRA 4, 1943 (SAKA) - (iii) यह सुजनजश्चत करना दक समापन प्रदिया की िब जचदकत्सा बोडभ द्वारा सलाह िी िाए, तो वह धारा 3 की उपधारा (2ख) के अधीन गभ के जचदकत्सीय समापन के जलए आवेिन की तारीख से पांच दिनों के भीतर समुजचत परामिभ के सार् सभी सुरिा पूवाभवधाजनयों के सार् की िाए । - 3ख. चौबीस सप्ताह तक की गभाभवस्ट्र्ा के समापन के जलए पात्र जस्त्रयां - अजधजनयम की धारा 3 की उपधारा (2) के खंड (ख) के अधीन, चौबीस सप्ताह की अवजध हेतु गभाभवस्ट्र्ा के समापन के जलए जनम्नजलजखत प्रवगों की जस्त्रयों को पात्र समझा िाएगा, अर्ाभत् :- - (क) यौन हमले या बलात्संग या कौर्टुजम्बक व्यजभचार के उत्तरिीवी; - (ख) अल्पवय; - (ग) गभाभवस्ट्र्ा के िौरान वैवाजहक प्राजस्ट्र्जत में पररवतभन (वैधव्य या जववाह-जवच्छेि); - (घ) िारीररक अिमताओं वाली जस्त्रयां (दिव्यांगिन अजधकार अजधजनयम, 2016 (2016 का 49) के अधीन अजभकजर्त मानिंडों के अनुसार प्रमुख जनःििता); - (ङ) मानजसक रूप से रुग्ण स्त्री जिसके अन्द्तगभत मानजसक मन्द्िता भी है; - (च) भ्रूणीय जवकृजत का इसके िीवन के सार् असंगत होने का सारवान् िोजखम है या यदि जििु उत्पन्न होता है तो वह ऐसी िारीररक या मानजसक असामान्द्यताओं से पीज़ित हो सकता है जिससे वह गंभीर रूप से अिम हो; और - (छ) मानवीय जस्ट्र्जतयों या आपिा या आकजस्ट्मकता की पररजस्ट्र्जतयों में गभाभवस्ट्र्ा वाली स्त्री, िैसा दक सरकार द्वारा घोजषत दकया िाए ।"। Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation. MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) New Delhi, the 25 th March, 2021/ Chaitra 4 , 1943 (Saka) The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 25th March, 2021, and is hereby published for general information:— THE MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 NO. 8 OF 2021 [25 th March , 2021.] An Act further to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Seventy-second Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. (1) This Act may be called the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Short title and Act, 2021. commencement. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. In the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the Amendment of section 2. principal Act), in section 2,— THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— (i) after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— '(aa) "Medical Board" means the Medical Board constituted under sub-section (2C) of section 3 of the Act;'; (ii) after clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— '(e) "termination of pregnancy" means a procedure to terminate a pregnancy by using medical or surgical methods.'. Amendment 3. In section 3 of the principal Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-sections of section 3. shall be substituted, namely:— "(2) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), a pregnancy may be terminated by a registered medical practitioner,— (a) where the length of the pregnancy does not exceed twenty weeks, if such medical practitioner is, or (b) where the length of the pregnancy exceeds twenty weeks but does not exceed twenty-four weeks in case of such category of woman as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act, if not less than two registered medical practitioners are, of the opinion, formed in good faith, that— (i) the continuance of the pregnancy would involve a risk to the life of the pregnant woman or of grave injury to her physical or mental health; or (ii) there is a substantial risk that if the child were born, it would suffer from any serious physical or mental abnormality. Explanation 1.—For the purposes of clause (a), where any pregnancy occurs as a result of failure of any device or method used by any woman or her partner for the purpose of limiting the number of children or preventing pregnancy, the anguish caused by such pregnancy may be presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman. Explanation 2.—For the purposes of clauses (a) and (b), where any pregnancy is alleged by the pregnant woman to have been caused by rape, the anguish caused by the pregnancy shall be presumed to constitute a grave injury to the mental health of the pregnant woman. (2A) The norms for the registered medical practitioner whose opinion is required for termination of pregnancy at different gestational age shall be such as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act. (2B) The provisions of sub-section (2) relating to the length of the pregnancy shall not apply to the termination of pregnancy by the medical practitioner where such termination is necessitated by the diagnosis of any of the substantial foetal abnormalities diagnosed by a Medical Board. (2C) Every State Government or Union territory, as the case may be, shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a Board to be called a Medical Board for the purposes of this Act to exercise such powers and functions as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act. (2D) The Medical Board shall consist of the following, namely:— (a) a Gynaecologist; - (b) a Paediatrician; (c) a Radiologist or Sonologist; and SEC. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY ||(d) such other number of members as may be notified in the Official|| |---|---|---| ||Gazette by the State Government or Union territory, as the case may be.".|| |4.After section 5 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted,||Insertion of| |namely:—||new<br>section 5A.| ||"5A. (1) No registered medical practitioner shall reveal the name and other|Protection of| |particulars of a woman whose pregnancy has been terminated under this Act except||privacy of a| |to a|person authorised by any law for the time being in force.|woman.| (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.". 5. In section 6 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), after clause (a), the following Amendment clauses shall be inserted, namely:— of section 6. "(aa) the category of woman under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 3; (ab) the norms for the registered medical practitioner whose opinion is required for termination of pregnancy at different gestational age under sub-section (2A) of section 3; (ac) the powers and functions of the Medical Board under sub-section (2C) of section 3.". ———— DR. G. NARAYANA RAJU, Secretary to the Govt. of India. UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110002 AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054. JAGANATHA MGIPMRND—1787GI(S3)—25-03-2021. रजिसरी सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 ==> picture [467 x 142] intentionally omitted <== सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-12102021-230390 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-12102021-230390 xxx GIDE xxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II — खण ड 3 — उप-खण ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) पाजधकार से पकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY सं. 588] नई दिलली, मंगलवार, अक तूबर 12, 2021 / आज वन 20, 1943 No. 588] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021/ ASVINA 20, 1943 सवास य और पररवार कलयाण मंतालय अजधसूचना नई दिल्ली, 12 अक् तूबर, 2021 सा.का.जन 730(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, गभ का जचदकत्सीय समापन अजधजनयम, 1971 (1971 का 34) की धारा 6 द्वारा प्रित्त िजियो का प्रयोग करते हुए, गभ का जचदकत्सीय समापन जनयम, 2003 का संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अर्ाभत् :-