Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 41 : Repeal of Act 11 of 1890 : Where in pursuance of a notification under sub-section (3) of section 1 any provision of this Act comes into force in any State, any provision of Prevention of…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 40 : Indemnity : No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against any person, who is, or who is deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 39 : Persons authorised under section 34 to be public servants : Every person authorised by the State Government under section 34 shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 38A : 1.[Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament : Every rule made by the Central Government or by the Committee constituted under section 15 and every regulation made by the Board shall be laid, as…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 38 : Power to make rules : (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2)…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 37 : Delegation of powers : The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that all or any of the powers exercisable by it under this Act, may, subject to such conditions as it…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 36 : Limitation of prosecutions : A prosecution for an offence against this Act shall not be instituted after the expiration of three months from the date of the commission of the offence.
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 35 : Treatment and care of animals : (1) The State Government may, by general or special order, appoint infirmaries for the treatment and care of animals in respect of which offences against this Act have been…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 34 : General power of seizure for examination : Any police officer above the rank of a constable or any person authorised by the State Government in this behalf, who has reason to believe that an offence…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 33 : Search warrants : (1) If a Magistrate of the first or second class or a Presidency Magistrate or a Sub-Divisional Magistrate or a Commissioner of Police or District Superintendent of Police, upon information in writing,…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 32 : Powers of search and seizure : (1) If a police officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector or any person authorised by the State Government in this behalf has reason to believe that an offence…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 31 : Cognizability of offences : Notwithstanding anything contained in the 1.[Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)], an offence punishable under clause (1), clause (n) or clause (o) of sub-section (1) of section 11 or…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 30 : Presumption as to guilt in certain cases : If any person is charged with the offences of killing a goat, cow or its progeny contrary to the provisions of clause (1) of sub-section (1) of…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 29 : Power of Court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal : (1) If the owner of any animal is found guilty of any offence under this Act, the Court, upon his conviction thereof, may,…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Chapter VI : Miscellaneous : Section 28 : Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion : Nothing contained in this Act shall render it an offence to kill any animal in a manner required by the…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 27 : Exemptions : Nothing contained in this Chapter shall apply to- (a) the training of animals for bona fide military or police purposes or the exhibition of any animals so trained; or (b) any animals kept…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 26 : Offences : If any person- (a) not being registered under this Chapter, exhibits or trains any performing animal; or (b) being registered under the Act, exhibits or trains any performing animal with respect to which,…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 25 : Power to enter premises : (1) Any person authorised in writing by the prescribed authority referred to in section 23 and any police officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector may- (a) enter at…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 24 : Power of Court to prohibit or restrict exhibition and training of performing animals : (1) Where it is proved to the satisfaction of any Magistrate on a complaint made by a police officer or an…
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Act 1960 Section 23 : Procedure for registration : (1) Every person desirous of exhibiting or training any performing animal shall, on making an application in the prescribed form to the prescribed authority and on payment of the prescribed fee,…