The Board shall discharge the following functions, namely: —

1. to advise the Central Government on policy matters relating to surrogacy;
2. to review and monitor the implementation of the Act, and the rules and regulations made thereunder and recommend to the Central Government, changes therein;
3. to lay down the code of conduct to be observed by persons working at surrogacy clinics;
4. to set the minimum standards of physical infrastructure, laboratory and diagnostic equipment and expert manpower to be employed by the surrogacy clinics;
5. to oversee the performance of various bodies constituted under the Act and take appropriate steps to ensure their effective performance;
6. to supervise the functioning of State Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Boards; and
7. such other functions as may be prescribed.