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 27: Composition of State Board.
    The State Board shall consist of.—
        (a) the Minister in-charge of Health and Family Welfare in the State, Chairperson, ex officio;
        (b) the Secretary in-charge of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Vice-Chairperson, ex officio;
        (c) Secretaries or Commissioners in-charge of the Departments of Women and Child Development, Social Welfare, Law and Justice and Home Affairs or their nominees, members, ex officio;
        (d) Director-General of Health and Family Welfare of the State Government, member, ex officio;
        (e) three women members of the State Legislative Assembly or Union territory Legislative Council, members, ex officio;
        (f) ten expert members to be appointed by the State Government in such manner as may be prescribed, two each from amongst
            (i) eminent medical geneticists or embryologists;
            (ii) eminent gynaecologists and obstetricians;
            (iii) eminent social scientists;
            (iv) representatives of women welfare organisations; and
            (v) representatives from civil society working on women's health and child issues,
            possessing such qualifications and experiences as may be prescribed;
        (g) an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the State Government in-charge of Family Welfare, who shall be the Member-Secretary, ex officio
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