Act Number: 47

Act Name: The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021

Year: 2021

Enactment Date: 2021-12-25

Long Title: An Act to constitute National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board, State Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Boards and appointment of appropriate authorities for regulation of the practice and process of surrogacy and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Department: Department of Health Research

Section 25: Functions of Board.
    The Board shall discharge the following functions, namely: —
        (a) to advise the Central Government on policy matters relating to surrogacy;
        (b) to review and monitor the implementation of the Act, and the rules and regulations made thereunder and recommend to the Central Government, changes therein;
        (c) to lay down the code of conduct to be observed by persons working at surrogacy clinics;
        (d) to set the minimum standards of physical infrastructure, laboratory and diagnostic equipment and expert manpower to be employed by the surrogacy clinics;
        (e) to oversee the performance of various bodies constituted under the Act and take appropriate steps to ensure their effective performance;
        (f) to supervise the functioning of State Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Boards; and
        (g) such other functions as may be prescribed.
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