Section 17 is a section of The Surrogacy Regulation Act – Section 17 SR. Section 17 of The Surrogacy Regulation Act was enacted in year 2021. Section 17 of The Surrogacy Regulation Act title is: Constitution of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board. The Surrogacy Regulation Act SR is a central act.
Section 17 of The Surrogacy Regulation Act content is:
(1) The Central Government shall, by notification, constitute a Board to be known as the National
Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board to exercise the powers and perform the
functions conferred on the Board under this Act.
(2) The Board shall consist of
(a) the Minister in-charge of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Chairperson,
ex officio;
(b) the Secretary to the Government of India in-charge of the Department dealing with the
surrogacy matter, Vice-Chairperson, ex officio;
(c) three women Members of Parliament, of whom two shall be elected by the House of the
People and one by the Council of States, Members, ex officio;
(d) three Members of the Ministries of the Central Government in-charge of Women and Child
Development, Legislative Department in the Ministry of Law and Justice and the Ministry of
Home Affairs, not below the rank of Joint Secretary, Members,ex officio;
(e) the Director General of Health Services of the Central Government, Member, ex officio;
(f) ten expert Members to be appointed by the Central Government in such manner as may be
prescribed and two each from amongstu2014
(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 experience as may be prescribed;
(g) four Chairpersons of the State Boards to be nominated by the Central Government by
rotation to represent the States and the Union territories, two in the alphabetical order and two in
the reverse alphabetical order, Member, ex officio; and
(h) an officer, not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Central Government, in-charge of
Surrogacy Division in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, who shall be the Member-Secretary, ex officio.
When was Section 17 of SR enacted?
Section 17 of SR was enacted in year 2021.
What is Section 17 of SR?
Section 17 of SR title is Constitution of National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Board . Section 17 of SR contents are stated above.