law: Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
  2. Definitions
  In this Act, unless the context otherwise
  
  requires,-
  (a) "Appropriate Authority" means
  
  the Appropriate Authority appointed under section 17;
  (b) " Board" means the Central Supervisory
  
  Board constituted under section 7;
  (c) "Genetic Counseling Centre"
  
  means an institute, hospital, nursing home or any place, by whatever name
  
  called, which provides for genetic counseling to patients;
  (d) "Genetic Clinic" means a clinic,
  
  institute, hospital, nursing home or any place, by whatever name called, which
  
  is used for conducting pre-natal diagnostic procedures;
  (e) "Genetic Laboratory" means a
  
  laboratory and includes a place where facilities are provided for conducting
  
  analysis or tests of samples received from Genetic Clinic for pre-natal
  
  diagnostic test;
  (f) "gynecologist" means a person
  
  who possesses a post-graduate qualification in gynecology and obstetrics;
  (g) "medical geneticist" means a
  
  person who possesses a degree or diploma or certificate in medical genetics in
  
  the field of pre-natal diagnostic techniques or has experience of not less than
  
  two years in such field after obtaining-
  (i) any one of the
  
  medical qualifications recognized under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956;
  
  or
  (ii) a post-graduate
  
  degree in biological sciences;
  (h) "pediatrician" means a person
  
  who possesses a post-graduate qualification in pediatrics;
  (i) "pre-natal diagnostic
  
  procedures" means all gynecological or obstetrical or medical procedures
  
  such as ultrasonography foetoscopy, taking or removing samples of amniotic
  
  fluid, chorionic villi, blood or any tissue of a pregnant woman for being sent
  
  to a Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic for conducting pre-natal diagnostic
  
  test;
  (j) "pre-natal diagnostic
  
  techniques" includes all pre-natal diagnostic procedures and pre-natal
  
  diagnostic tests;
  (k) "pre-natal diagnostic test"
  
  means ultrasonography or any test or analysis of amniotic fluid, chorionic
  
  villi, blood or any tissue of a pregnant woman conducted to detect genetic or
  
  metabolic disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or congenital anomalies or
  
  haemoglobinopathies or sex-linked diseases;
  (l) " prescribed" means prescribed
  
  by rules made under this Act;
  (m) " registered medical practitioner"
  
  means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognized medical qualification
  
  as defined in clause (h) of section 2 of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956,
  
  and whose name has been entered in a State Medical Register;
  (n) "regulations" means regulations
  
  framed by the Board under this Act.