Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act : Power to make regulations. Indian Bare Acts :

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971

Act No : 34

Section : Power to make regulations.

7.Power to make regulations.(1) The State Government may, by regulations,- (a) require any such opinion as is referred to in sub- section (2) of section 3 to be certified by a registered medical 174 practitioner or practitioners concerned, in such form and at such time as may be specified in such regulations, and the preservation or disposal of such certificates; (b) require any registered medical practitioner, who terminates a pregnancy, to give intimation of such termina- as may be specified in such regulations ; (c) prohibit the disclosure, except to such persons and for such purposes as may be specified in such regulations, of intimations given or information furnished in pursuance of such regulations. (2) The intimation given and the information furnished in pur- suance of regulations made by virtue of clause (b) of sub-section (1) shall be given or furnished, as the case may be, to the Chief Medical Officer of the State. (3) Any person who wilfully contravenes or wilfully fails to comply with the requirements of any regulation made under sub-section (1) shall be liable to be punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees.