Prohibition on import of gender testing kits: customs to refer consignments to health/drug authorities before clearance. Customs officers must refer all imported consignments of gender testing/sex determination kits to the Port Health Officer or Drug Controller for clearance before granting customs release, following advice that such kits intended for at home fetal sex determination should not be permitted entry because their use may facilitate sex selection and contravene the Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act.
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Prohibition on import of gender testing kits: customs to refer consignments to health/drug authorities before clearance.
Customs officers must refer all imported consignments of gender testing/sex determination kits to the Port Health Officer or Drug Controller for clearance before granting customs release, following advice that such kits intended for at home fetal sex determination should not be permitted entry because their use may facilitate sex selection and contravene the Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act.
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