Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— (a) "Delhi" means the National Capital Territory of Delhi; (b) "donor" means the donor of semen, in the case of a male and of ovum, in the case of a female; (c) "Government" means the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi; (d) "Government Hospital" means any hospital established or maintained by the Government, or the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, or the New Delhi Municipal Council; performing the function of artificial insemination and includes any other hospital which may be declared by the Government, by notification in the official Gazette, to be a Government hospital for the purposes of this Act; (e) "Hospital" means any premises including a maternity home, nursing home, hospital or any other place not established or maintained by Government but used or intended to be used for storage, supply or artificial insemination of semen; (f) "Qualified Medical Practitioner" means a medical practitioner registered in any State or Union Territory in India under a law for the registration of medical practitioners; (g) "Registration" means the registration under section 3 of this Act and the expression "registered" shall be construed accordingly; (h) "Semen" wherever it occurs in this Act, means the semen or ovum of male and female human being, as the case may be; (i) "Semen Bank" means any premises used or intended to be used for storage, sale donation, or supply of semen; (j) "Supervisory authority" means the Director of Health services, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. if the Supervisory Authority has reason to believe that any of the provisions of this Act is being violated, he may call for any information or may seize any article, medicine or any other related articles, admission register or other document maintained/kept or found at the place.