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(I) Any medical geneticist, gynaecologist, registered medical practitioner or any other person who is running a genetic clinic, genetic laboratory or genctic counselling centre or is employed in such cht laboratory or centre or who gives his services to or at such & lie, laboratory or centre whether in an honorary capacity or otherwise, 81 who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or the rules ma i thereunder shall, on conviction, be liable to be punished with imprisof” ment for a term which shall not be less than one year, but which m4 extend to three years, and with fine which shall not be less than 0n¢ a rupees but which may extend to five thousand rupees, of, Wi oth : pIINI AB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), MAY 13, 1994 (VYSK. 23, 1916 SAKA) 203 Provided that the m' of the mxliçal gnticist, ynaccologist of rgistored mlic1l practitionr wi hns ben convictcd by a court, shall b: reported by th Anthority to th: Pnb Modical Council establish2d undr s:ction 5 of th: Punjab Mdical Registration Act, 1916 for taking suitable action including that ol sspension of his name from the Register of the Punjab Mdical Council for a p:riod of two T for the first offence and tor Prmnent removal for any subscqucnt offence. () A:y person who secks aid at agn:ic clinic, genctic laboratory or genctic counsclling centre of a m:dical geneticist or a gynaccologist or a m:dical practitioner of any other perSon for Carrying out pre-1natal aonostic techniques on pregnant woman for any purposc othcr than he purpose specilicd in sub-section (2) of scction 4 sball, on Conviction, he liable to be punishcd with imprisonment for a term which shall not he less than one ycar, but which may extend to thrce years and with fine which shall not be less than one thousand rupees but which may extend to three thousand rupees or with both : Provided that the court shall always presume, unless otherwise proved, that a woman who seeks such aid of pre-natal diagnostic tech niques on herscif bas been compclled to do so by her husband or by any other member of his family who shall on conviction be liabie to be puni shed for abetment of the offence under this sub-section for the same sentence and in that case the woman shall also be liable to be punished with imprisonment for a term which may Cxtend to thrce months and to pay fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. (3) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or any direction issuxd thereunder, for which no penalty has elsewhere baen provided in this Act, shall b: punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or witb fine which may cXtend to one thousand rupees or with both, and in the case of continuing contravention, with an additional fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for every day during which such contravention continues after Conviction for the first such contravention. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-se ctions (), (2) and 3), the court may, for adequate and spccial reasons to be recorded in the judgement, impose sentence of imprisonment less than the nminimum sentence that can be imposed under this Act.