Act Number: 42

Act Name: The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-12-18

Long Title: An Act for the regulation and supervision of the assisted reproductive technology clinics and the assisted reproductive technology banks, prevention of misuse, safe and ethical practice of assisted reproductive technology services for addressing the issues of reproductive health where assisted reproductive technlogy is required for becoming a parent or for freezing gametes, embryos, embryonic tissues for further use due to infertility, disease or social or medical concerns and for regulation and supervision of research and development and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health Research

Section 29: Restriction on sale, etc., of human gametes, zygotes and embryos.
    The sale, transfer or use of gametes, zygotes and embryos, or any part thereof or information related thereto, directly or indirectly to any party within or outside India shall be prohibited except in the case of transfer of own gametes and embryos for personal use with the permission of the National Board.
    Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, the expression "zygote" means the fertilised oocyte prior to the first cell division.
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