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Place where pregnancy may be terminated - No termination of pregnancy shall be made in accordance with this Act at any place other than - (a) a hospital established or maintained by Government, or (b) a place for the time being approved for the purpose of this Act by Government. Section 3 and 4 when not to apply - (1) The provisions of section 4 and so much of the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3 as relate to the length of the pregnancy and the opinion of not less than two registered medical practition"ers,shall not apply to the termination of a pregnancy by a registered medical practitioner in a case where he is of opinion, formed in good faith, that the termination of such pregnancy is immediately necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) the termination of a pregnancy by a person who is not a registered medical practitioner shall be an offence, punishable under that Code and that Code shall, to this extent, stand modified. Explanation - For the purpose of this section, so much of the provisions of clause (d) of section 2 as relate to the possession, by a registered medical practitioner, of experience or training in gynaecology and obstetrics shall not apply. Power to make rules - (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out, the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:- . (a) the experience or training, or both, which a registered medical practitioner shall have if he intends to terminate any pregnancy under this Act; and (b) such other matters as are required to be or may be.. provided by rules made under this Act. . (3) Every rules made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before, each house of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity' of anything previously done under that rule. Power to make regulations - (1) The State government may by regulations - (a) require any such O ~ . ion as is referred to in sub-section (2) of section 3 to . e certified by a registered medical practitioner or prCi itioners concerned, in sucJ1form and at such time as may!be specified in such r:egtifations,and the preservation or dISposalof such certificates; ~,~. .. .-: ... ~ . /