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The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009
Enactment Date: 20-03-2009
Act Year: 2009
Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Enforcement Date: 25-08-2009
Public Health
Short Title
The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009
Long Title
An Act to provide for the prevention, control and eradication of infectious and contagious diseases affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases from one State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India for facilitating import and export of animals and animal products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 20-03-2009
Act Year: 2009
Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying
Enforcement Date : 25-08-2009
Section 33.
Crime: Placing or permits to place carcass or any part of the carcass of an infected animal in a water body.
Section 32
Crime: Contravening any provision of the Act.
Section 32
Crime: Obstructing the Competent Officer in performing their duties under the Act.
Section 31(b)
Crime: Issuing a vaccination certificate after administering a defective vaccine.
Section 31(a)
Crime: Issuing a vaccination certificate without authority or competence.
Section 35(3) r/w Section 35(2)(b)
Crime: Person in charge of or having control of the institution, laboratory or clinic, failing to euthanise and dispose off animal likely to carry or transmit any scheduled disease.
Section 35(3) r/w Section 35(2)(a)
Crime: Person in charge of or having control of the institution, laboratory or clinic, failing to euthanise and dispose off animal used for manufacture, testing, or research by an institute or laboratory etc.
Section 35(3) r/w Section 35(1)(b)
Crime: An institution, laboratory etc manufacturing, testing, or researching vaccines, diagnostics, or chemotherapeutic drugs for scheduled diseases, failing to take precautions to guard against any escape or release of causative organisms of any scheduled disease.
Section 35(3) r/w Section 35(1)(b)
Crime: An institution, laboratory etc manufacturing, testing, or researching vaccines, diagnostics, or chemotherapeutic drugs for scheduled diseases, failing to take measures to warn and to protect everyone concerned in the event of any escape any causative organisms of any scheduled disease.
Section 35(3) r/w Section 35(1)(a)
Crime: An institution, laboratory etc manufacturing, testing, or researching vaccines, diagnostics, or chemotherapeutic drugs for scheduled diseases, failing to take precautions to ensure that causative organisms of any scheduled disease does not escape.
The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
Enactment Date: 05-12-2019
Act Year: 2019
Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date: 18-09-2019
Public Health
Short Title
The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Act, 2019
Long Title
An Act to prohibit the production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution, storage and advertisement of electronic cigarettes in the interest of public health to protect the people from harm and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 05-12-2019
Act Year: 2019
Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date : 18-09-2019
Section 8 r/w Section 5(b)
Crime: Authorised officer failing to take necessary measures for the disposal of electronic cigarettes.
Section 8 r/w Section 5(a)
Crime: Failing to prepare and submit a stock of electronic cigarettes in one's possession, to the authorised officer.
Section 8 r/w Section 5
Crime: Knowingly permitting any place in one's control or use to be used for storage of any stock of electronic cigarettes.
Section 7 r/w Section 4(ii)
Crime: Advertising electronic cigarettes or taking part in an advertisement promoting their use.
Section 7 r/w Section 4(i)
Crime: Producing or manufacturing electronic cigarettes.
Section 7 r/w Section 4(i)
Crime: Importing or exporting electronic cigarettes.
Section 7 r/w Section 4(i)
Crime: Transporting electronic cigarettes.
Section 7 r/w Section 4(i)
Crime: Selling and distributing electronic cigarettes.
The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
Enactment Date: 08-07-1994
Act Year: 1994
Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date: 04-02-1995
Public Health
Short Title
The Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994
Long Title
An Act to provide for the regulation of removal, storage and transplantation of human organs and tissues for therapeutic purposes and for the prevention of commercial dealings in human organs and tissues and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 08-07-1994
Act Year: 1994
Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date : 04-02-1995
Section 20
Crime: Contravening any provision of this Act or any rules made, for which no punishment is separately provided.
Section 20
Crime: Contravening any condition of the registration granted, for which no punishment is separately provided.
Section 19A(g)
Crime: Abetting in the preparation or submission of false documents including giving false affidavits to establish that the donor is making an altruistic donation of the human tissues.
Section 19A(f)(iii)
Crime: Publishing or distributing any advertisement indicating a willingness to initiate or negotiate any arrangement for supply of any human tissue.
Section 19A(f)(ii)
Crime: Publishing or distributing any advertisement offering to supply any human tissue for payment.
Section 19A(f)(i)
Crime: Publishing or distributing any advertisement inviting persons to supply any human tissue for payment.
Section 19A(e)
Crime: Taking part in the management or control of a body of persons, whose activities include the initiation or negotiation of any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of a human tissue.
Section 19A(d)
Crime: Initiating or negotiating any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human tissue.
Section 19A(c)
Crime: Offering to supply any human tissue for payment.
Section 19A(b)
Crime: Seeking a person willing to supply any human tissue for payment.
Section 19A(a)
Crime: Making or receiving any payment for the supply or for an offer to supply any human tissue.
Section 19(g)
Crime: Abetting in the preparation or submission of false documents including giving false affidavits to establish that the donor is making an altruistic donation of the human organs.
Section 18(3)
Crime: Conducting, associating with or helping with the removal of any human tissue without authority, while rendering services to or at any hospital.
Section 19(f)(c)
Crime: Publishing or distributing any advertisement indicating a willingness to initiate or negotiate any arrangement for supply of any human organ.
Section 19(f)(b)
Crime: Publishing or distributing any advertisement offering to supply any human organ for payment.
Section 19(f)(a)
Crime: Publishing or distributing any advertisement inviting persons to supply human organ for payment.
Section 19(e)
Crime: Taking part in the management or control of body of persons, whose activities include the initiation or negotiation of any arrangement involving supply of a human organ.
Section 19(d)
Crime: Initiating or negotiating any arrangement involving the making of any payment for the supply of, or for an offer to supply, any human organ.
Section 19(c)
Crime: Offering to supply any human organ for payment.
Section 19(b)
Crime: Seeking a person willing to supply any human organ for payment.
Section 19(a)
Crime: Making or receiving any payment for the supply or for an offer to supply any human organ.
Section 18(1)
Crime: Conducting, associating with or helping with the removal of any human organ for the purposes of transplantation without authority, while rendering services to or at any hospital.
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
Enactment Date: 10-08-1971
Act Year: 1971
Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date: 01-04-1972
Public Health
Short Title
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971
Long Title
An Act to provide for the termination of certain gnancies by registered medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Basic Details
Enactment Date: 10-08-1971
Act Year: 1971
Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare
Enforcement Date : 01-04-1972
Section 7(3)
Crime: Contravening or failing to comply with the requirements of any regulation made by a State Government under this Act.
Section 5A.
Crime: Registered medical practitioner revealing the name and other particulars of a woman whose pregnancy has been terminated under this Act.
Section 5(4) r/w Section 4(b)
Crime: Being the owner, administrative head, or otherwise responsible for the working or maintenance of a place not approved by the Government or a District Level Committee to terminate a pregnancy.
Section 5(3) r/w Secton 4
Crime: Terminating any pregnancy in a place other than a hospital established or maintained by the Government, or other place approved by the Government or a District Level Committee.
Section 5(2)
Crime: Terminating a pregnancy without being a registered medical practitioner.