Jammu and Kashmir Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1974

No: 23 Dated: Oct, 21 1974

THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR MEDICAL TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY ACT, 1974

(Act No. XXIII of 1974)

    An Act to provide for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Legislature in the Twenty-fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. Short title and commencement. —(1) This Act may be called the Jammu and Kashmir Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1974.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Government Gazette appoint.

2. Definitions.— In this act, unless the context otherwise requires :—

(a) “guardian” means a person having the care of the person of a minor or a lunatic ;

(b) “Lunatic” has the meaning assigned to it in the Lunacy Act, for the time being in force ;

(c) “minor” means a person who under the provisions of the Majority Act, Samvat 1977 is to be deemed not to have attained his majority ;

(d) “registered medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who possesses any recognised 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 and who has such experience or training in gynaecology, and obstetrics as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act.