TIfE JAMMU AND WHMIR VENEREAL DISEASES ACT
The Jammu and Kashmir Venereal Diseases Act, 1943
This regulation governs the diagnosis and treatment of venereal diseases such as syphilis and gonorrhoea within Jammu and Kashmir. It requires anyone suffering from these conditions to register their details with local medical officers, while mandatory reporting duties fall on doctors who treat affected patients. To ensure public health, the government must provide free diagnostic services and treatment facilities. Simultaneously, strict provisions ensure that all patient records remain strictly confidential. Fines are imposed for those who fail to comply with these registration, reporting, or treatment obligations, aiming to manage public health risks while safeguarding patient privacy.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Duty of person suffering from a venereal disease to have his name, etc. registered
- 4. Maintenance of a register
- 5. Duty of Medical Practitioner
- 6. Duty of person suffering from a venereal disease to offer for examination and undergo treatment
- 7. Vaid or medical practitioner may prescribe for him.
- 8. Scientific report
- 9. Secrecy of information
- 10. Penalty
- 11. Power to make rules
- 12. Prosecution for offences under sections 3 and 6 of this Act
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