law: Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994
  18. Registration of Genetic Counseling
  
  Centers, Genetic Laboratories or Genetic Clinics
  (1) No person shall open any Genetic
  
  Counseling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic after the commencement
  
  of this Act unless such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic is duly registered
  
  separately or jointly under this Act.
  (2) Every application for registration under
  
  sub-section (1), shall be made to the Appropriate Authority in such form and in
  
  such manner and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed.
  (3) Every Genetic Counseling Centre, Genetic
  
  Laboratory or Genetic Clinic engaged, either partly or exclusively, in
  
  counseling or conducting pre-natal diagnostic techniques for any of the
  
  purposes mentioned in section 4, immediately before the commencement of this
  
  Act, shall apply for registration within sixty days from the date of such
  
  commencement.
  (4) Subject to the provisions of section 6,
  
  every Genetic Counseling Centre, Genetic Laboratory or Genetic Clinic engaged
  
  in counseling or conducting pre-natal diagnostic techniques shall cease to
  
  conduct any such counseling or technique on the expiry of six months from the
  
  date of commencement of this Act unless such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic has
  
  applied for registration and is so registered separately or jointly or till
  
  such application is disposed of, whichever is earlier.
  (5) No Genetic Counseling Centre, Genetic
  
  Laboratory or Genetic Clinic shall be registered under this Act unless the
  
  Appropriate Authority is satisfied that such Centre, Laboratory or Clinic is in
  
  a position to provide such facilities, maintain such equipment and standards as
  
  may be prescribed.