1 - Short title, extent and commencement
2 - Definitions
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3 - Prohibition and regulation of surrogacy clinics
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4 - Regulation of surrogacy and surrogacy procedures
5 - Prohibition of conducting surrogacy
6 - Written informed consent of surrogate mother
7 - Prohibition to abandon child born through surrogacy
8 - Rights of surrogate child
9 - Number of oocytes or human embryos to be implanted.
10 - Prohibition of abortion
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11 - Registration of surrogacy clinics
12 - Certificate of registration
13 - Cancellation or suspension of registration
14 - Appeal
15 - Establishment of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Registry
16 - Application of provisions of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act with respect to National Registry
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17 - Constitution of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board
18 - Term of office of Members
19 - Meetings of Board
20 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of Board
21 - Disqualifications for appointment as Member
22 - Temporary association of persons with Board for particular purposes
23 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of Board
24 - Eligibility of Member for re-appointment
25 - Functions of Board
26 - Constitution of State Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board
27 - Composition of State Board
28 - Term of office of members
29 - Meetings of State Board
30 - Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceedings of State Board
31 - Disqualifications for appointment as member
32 - Temporary association of persons with State Board for particular purposes
33 - Authentication of orders and other instruments of State Board
34 - Eligibility of member for re-appointment
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35 - Appointment of appropriate authority
36 - Functions of appropriate authority
37 - Powers of appropriate authorities
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38 - Prohibition of commercial surrogacy, exploitation of surrogate mothers and children born through surrogacy
39 - Punishment for contravention of provisions of Act
40 - Punishment for not following altruistic surrogacy
41 - Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided
42 - Presumption in the case of surrogacy
43 - Offence to be cognizable, non-baliable and non-compoundable
44 - Cognizance of offences
45 - Certain provisions of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 not to apply
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46 - Maintenance of records
47 - Power to search and seize records, etc
48 - Protection of action taken in good faith
49 - Application of other laws not barred
50 - Power to make rules
51 - Power to make regulations
52 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament
53 - Transitional provision
54 - Power to remove difficulties
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