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 37: Powers of appropriate authorities.
    (1) The appropriate authority shall exercise the powers in respect of the following matters, namely:—
        (a) summoning of any person who is in possession of any information relating to violation of the provisions of this Act, and rules and regulations made thereunder;
        (b) production of any document or material object relating to clause (a);
        (c) search any place suspected to be violating the provisions of this Act, and the rules and regulations made thereunder; and
        (d) such other powers as may be prescribed.
    (2) The appropriate authority shall maintain the details of registration of surrogacy clinics, cancellation of registration, renewal of registration, grant of certificates to the intending couple and surrogate mothers or any other matter pertaining to grant of license, etc., of the surrogacy clinics in such format as may be prescribed and submit the same to the National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board.
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