PC PND Act Primary Goal
The PC PND Act (Prohibition of Sex Selection Act, 2006) is legislation aimed at preventing misuse of prenatal diagnostic techniques.
The Act's central purpose is to prohibit the determination of the sex of a fetus for purposes of abortion.
This directly targets and aims to prevent practices involving sex selective abortion, where a fetus is aborted based on its predetermined sex.
Therefore, the primary focus of the PC PND Act is explicitly on preventing sex selective abortion.
Important Questions from National Acts and Laws
Which one of the following plants is listed under Schedule VI of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and prohibited from cultivation and planting?
In India, the burning of used syringes in the hospital is banned, because
(i) The Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998 do not permit
(ii) It releases dioxins and furans
(iii) Syringes are encapsulated after use
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
According to Wildlife Protection Act, the 'Closed area' refers to
Under which Article of the Constitution of India, was The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, enacted?
According to IS 10500 : 1991, the desirable limit of sulphates (as \(SO_4^{-2}\)) in ground water around the landfill site for wastes is
