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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