Act Number: 16

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

Year: 2017

Enactment Date: 2017-04-20

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.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health and Family Welfare

Section 40: Prohibition of victimisation.
    No person shall subject any other person or persons to any detriment on the ground that such person or persons have taken any of the following actions, namely:—
         (a) made complaint under this Act;
         (b) brought proceedings under this Act against any person;
         (c) furnished any information or produced any document to a person exercising or performing any power or function under this Act; or
         (d) appeared as a witness in a proceeding under this Act.
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