Short title, extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Delhi Artificial Insemination (Human) Act, 1995. (2) It shall extend to the whole of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint. (a) keep complete record of the bio-data including mark of identification of the donor and the recipient of the semen or ovum; (b) test the recipient for "HIV 1 and 2" and sexually transmitted diseases before performing artificial insemination; (c) seek the written consent of the husband and the wife seeking artificial insemination; (d) seek the written consent of the donor and the recipient and their spouse, in case of requests of semen or ovum from specified donor/recipient; (e) not segregate the XX or XY choromosomes for artificial insemination. Explanation—The letters "XX" and "XY" used in this clause denote "female sex" and "male sex" respectively; (f) maintain secrecy about the identity of the donor and the recipient of the semen/ovum; (g) seek the written consent of the recipient for using the semen on the basis of only one ELISA Test being negative where facilities for cryo-preservation and liquid nitrogen for semen are not available.