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The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010

Long Title

An Act to provide for the registration and regulation of clinical establishments in the country and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 18-08-2010

Act Year: 2010

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date : 18-09-2010

Section 43

Crime: Contravening any provision or rule which results in deficiencies but does not pose any imminent danger to the health and safety of any patient and can be rectified within a reasonable time

Section 40.

Crime: Contravening any provision of the Act for which no penalty is provided elsewhere

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Continuing Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Destructive Insects and Pests Act, 1914

Long Title

An act to prevent the introduction into India and the transport from one State to another of any insect, fungus or other pest, which is or may be destructive to crops.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 03-02-1914

Act Year: 1914

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare

Enforcement Date : 03-02-1914

Section 5A r/w Section 4B(b)

Crime: Failing to refuse booking when the consignor does not provide, or the consigned item is not accompanied by, the prescribed documents showing compliance with imposed conditions, when responsible for the booking of goods or parcels at a railway or inland steam vessel station.

Title:
Penalties.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Attempt

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 250

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 5A r/w Section 4B(a)

Crime: Knowingly allowing the carriage of anything prohibited for import or transport to any location in a State other than the State where such station is situated, when responsible for the booking of goods or parcels at a railway or inland steam vessel station.

Title:
Penalties.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Attempt

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 250

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 5A r/w Section 4A

Crime: Knowingly exporting any article or insect from a State or transporting any article or insect from one State to another in contravention of a notification issued to prohibit or regulate the same.

Title:
Penalties.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Attempt

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 250

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act, 1954

Long Title

An Act to control the advertisement of drugs in certain cases, to prohibit the advertisement for certain purposes of remedies alleged to possess magic qualities and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 30-04-1954

Act Year: 1954

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date : 01-04-1955

Section 7

Crime: Contravening any provision under this Act, or any rules made thereunder.

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Forfeiture : Any document, article or thing in respect of which the contravention is made.

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

Long Title

An Act to provide for the better prevention of the spread of Dangerous Epidemic Diseases.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 04-02-1897

Act Year: 1897

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date : 04-02-1897

Section 3(3)

Crime: Causing grievous hurt in committing an act of violence against a healthcare service personnel.

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 500000

Imprisonment MIN: 0.5 YRS | MAX: 7.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 3(2)(ii)

Crime: Causing damage or loss to any property.

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Abetment (when crime is committed)

Abetment (when crime is not committed)

Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000

Imprisonment MIN: 0.25 YRS | MAX: 5.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 3(2)(i)

Crime: Committing an act of violence against a healthcare service personnel.

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Abetment (when crime is committed)

Abetment (when crime is not committed)

Fine MIN: INR 50000 | MAX: INR 200000

Imprisonment MIN: 0.25 YRS | MAX: 5.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 3(1) r/w Section 223(b), BNS

Crime: Disobeying any regulation or order made under the Act which causes or tends to cause danger to human life, health or safety, or riot or affray.

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 5000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 3(1) r/w Section 223(a), BNS

Crime: Disobeying any regulation or order made under the Act which causes or can cause obstruction, annoyance or injury.

Title:
Penalty.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 2500

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Act, 2017

Long Title

An Act to provide for the prevention and control of the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and for the protection of human rights of persons affected by the said virus and syndrome and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 20-04-2017

Act Year: 2017

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date :

Section 39.

Crime: Disclosing information obtained during legal proceedings regarding the HIV status of a protected person, except on the direction of a court.

Section 38 r/w Section 26

Crime: Failing to comply with any order issued by an Ombudsman upon inquiry into any violations of the provisions of this Act.

Title:
Penalty for failure to comply with orders of Ombudsman

First Commission

Continuing Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 37 r/w Section 4

Crime: Expressing or spreading visible hatred against any protected persons or group of protected persons, or doing any act which may be construed to have such intention.

Title:
Penalty for contravention.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 100000

Imprisonment MIN: 0.25 YRS | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 24(2) r/w Section 212(b) of the BNS

Crime: Furnishing false information to the Ombudsman when required with respect to the commission of an incident of discrimination against a protected person, or to prevent the commission of such incident, or to apprehend an offender.

Title:
Powers of Ombudsman.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: Prescribed, but amount not specified

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 2.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 24(2) r/w Section 212(a) of the BNS

Crime: Furnishing false information to the Ombudsman when required for inquiring into any incident of discrimination of a protected person.

Title:
Powers of Ombudsman.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 5000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Simple

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 24(2) r/w Section 211(b) of the BNS

Crime: Failing to furnish information when required by the Ombudsman with respect to the commission of an incident of discrimination against a protected person, or to prevent the commission of such incident, or to apprehend an offender.

Title:
Powers of Ombudsman.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Simple

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 24(2) r/w Section 211(a) of the BNS

Crime: Failing to furnish information when required by the Ombudsman for inquiring into any incident of discrimination of a protected person.

Title:
Powers of Ombudsman.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 5000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.08 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Simple

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

Long Title

An Act to provide for mental healthcare and services for persons with mental illness and to protect, promote and fulfil the rights of such persons during delivery of mental healthcare and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 07-04-2017

Act Year: 2017

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date : 29-05-2018

Section 108.

Crime: Contravening any of the provisions of this Act, or of any rule or regulation made thereunder.

Title:
Punishment for contravention of provisions of the Act or rules or regulations made thereunder.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.5 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021

Long Title

An Act to provide for regulation and maintenance of standards of education and services by allied and healthcare professionals, assessment of institutions, maintenance of a Central Register and State Register and creation of a system to improve access, research and development and adoption of latest scientific advancement and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 28-03-2021

Act Year: 2021

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date :

Section 59.

Crime: Contravening any of the provisions of this Act or any of the rules or regulations made thereunder.

Title:
Penalty for contravention of provisions of Act.

First Commission

Fine MIN: INR 100000 | MAX: INR 500000

Imprisonment MIN: 1.0 YRS (Not specified) | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 58.

Crime: Failing to surrender certificate of registration or certificate of renewal or both, after being removed from the Central Register or a State Register.

Title:
Failure to surrender certificate of registration.

First Commission

Continuing Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 50000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 57(b)

Crime: Using a degree, diploma, license, or abbreviation indicating or implying of an allied healthcare qualification without possessing such qualification under the Act.

Title:
Misuse of titles.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 100000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 57(a)

Crime: Taking or using the description of an allied and healthcare professional, without being registered in the Central Register or a State Register.

Title:
Misuse of titles.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 100000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 56.

Crime: Falsely representing or suggesting that one's name is for the time being entered in the Central Register or a State Register.

Title:
Penalty for falsely claiming to be entered in Central Register and State Register.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 50000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Act, 2020

Long Title

An Act to provide for a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high quality medical professionals of Indian System of Medicine in all parts of the countrythat promotes equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of such medical professionals accessible and affordable to all the citizensthat promotes national health goalsthat encourages such medical professionals to adopt latest medical research in their work and to contribute to researchthat has an objective periodic and transparent assessment of medical institutions and facilitates maintenance of a medical register of Indian System of Medicine for India and enforces high ethical standards in all aspects of medical servicesthat is flexible to adapt to the changing needs and has an effective grievance redressal mechanism and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 20-09-2020

Act Year: 2020

Ministry: Ministry of AYUSH

Enforcement Date :

Section 34(d)

Crime: Testifying or giving evidence in a court as an expert on Indian System of Medicine in legal proceedings, without being enrolled in the State Register or the National Register.

Title:
Right of persons to practice.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 34(c)

Crime: Signing or authenticating medical or fitness certificates as a qualified practitioner without being enrolled in the State Register or the National Register.

Title:
Right of persons to practice.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 34(b)

Crime: Holding office as a physician or surgeon without being enrolled in the State Register or the National Register.

Title:
Right of persons to practice.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Sectiom 34(a)

Crime: Practicing Indian System of Medicine as a qualified practitioner without being enrolled in the State Register or the National Register.

Title:
Rights of persons to practice.

First Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 1.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Poisons Act, 1919

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Poisons Act, 1919

Long Title

An Act to consolidate and amend the law regulating the importation, possession and sale of poisons.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 03-09-1919

Act Year: 1919

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

Enforcement Date : 03-09-1919

Section 6(1)(c)

Crime: Breaking any condition of a licence for the importation of any poison.

Title:
Penalty for unlawful importation, etc.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.25 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Forfeiture : Confiscation of poison, vessels, packages, coverings.

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 6(1)(b)

Crime: Importing any restricted poison without a license.

Title:
Penalty for unlawful importation, etc.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.25 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Forfeiture : Confiscation of poison, vessels, packages, coverings.

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 6(1)(a) r/w Section 2

Crime: Breaching any rule made to regulate the sale and possession of poisons.

Title:
Penalty for unlawful importation, etc.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 500

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 0.25 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Forfeiture : Confiscation of poison, vessels, packages, coverings.

Life Imprisonment

Death

The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

Public Health

Act Details

Public Health

Short Title

The Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994

Long Title

An Act to provide for the prohibition of sex selection, before or after conception, and for regulation of pre-natal diagnostic techniques for the purposes of detecting genetic abnormalities or metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital malformations or sex-linked disorders and for the prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Basic Details

Enactment Date: 20-09-1994

Act Year: 1994

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Enforcement Date : 01-01-1996

Section 23(3)

Crime: Seeking aid of any genetic counselling centre, laboratory, clinic, or a medical practitioner, or any other person for unauthorised sex selection or pre-natal diagnostic techniques.

Title:
Offences and penalties.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 50000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 23(1)

Crime: Medical practitioner, or an owner or employee of a genetic counselling centre etc. contravening any of the provisions of this Act.

Title:
Offences and penalties.

First Commission

Subsequent Commission

Fine MIN: Not specified | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 22(2)

Crime: Issuing, publishing, distributing and communicating or causing to be issues, published, distributed or communicted any advertisement regarding pre-natal determination or pre-conception selection of sex by any means whatsoever, scientific or otherwise.

Title:
Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention.

First Commission

Fine MIN: N/A | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 22(1)

Crime: Issuing, publishing, distributing and communicating or causing to be issued, published, distributed or communicted any advertisement regarding facilities of pre-natal determination of sex or sex selection before conception available at a Centre, Laboratory, Clinic or at any other place.

Title:
Prohibition of advertisement relating to pre-conception and pre-natal determination of sex and punishment for contravention.

First Commission

Fine MIN: N/A | MAX: INR 10000

Imprisonment MIN: Not specified | MAX: 3.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 25

Crime: Contravening any of the provisions of this Act or rules for which no penalty has been elsewhere provided in this Act.

Title:
Penalty for contravention of the provisions of the Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided.

First Commission

Continuing Commission

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The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021

Short Title

Long Title

Basic Details

Section 34 r/w Section 33(2)

Title: Punishment for contravention of provisions of Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided.

Fine MIN: INR 500000 | MAX: INR 1000000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine MIN: INR 1000000 | MAX: INR 2000000

Imprisonment MIN: 3.0 YRS | MAX: 8.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 33(g)

Title: Offences and penalties.

Fine MIN: INR 500000 | MAX: INR 1000000

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine MIN: INR 1000000 | MAX: INR 2000000

Imprisonment MIN: 3.0 YRS | MAX: 8.0 YRS | FORM OF IMPRISONMENT: Not specified

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Fine

Imprisonment

Judicial Discretion between Fine and Imprisonment

Life Imprisonment

Death

Section 33(f)

Title:
Punishment for contravention of provisions of Act or rules for which no specific punishment is provided.

Title:
Offences and penalties.

Title:
Offences and penalties.

Title:
Offences and penalties.