No termination of pregnancy shall be
made in accordance with this act at any place other than a hospital established
or maintained by the Government, or a place for the time being approved for the
purpose of this Act by Government or a District Level Committee constituted by
that government with the Chief Medical Officer or District Health Officer as
the Chairperson of the said Committee. The District Level Committee shall
consist of not less than three and not more than five members including the
Chairperson, as the Government shall specify from time to time.
Under section4, before its substitution
by the present section by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act,
2002, no termination of pregnancy could be made in accordance with the act at
any place other than a hospital established or maintained by the government, or
a place for being approved for the purpose of the Act by the government.
(Ref: MTP Act 1971)
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