Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 208

A ¹ [Board] may, with the approval of the ² [Central Government], make bye-laws consistent with this Act to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :--

(a) the days on, and the hours during, which any private market or private slaughter­house may be kept open for use;

(b) the regulation of the design, ventilation and drainage of such markets and slaughter­houses, and the material to be used in the construction thereof;

(c) the keeping of such markets and slaughter-houses and lands and buildings appertaining thereto in a clean and sanitary condition, the removal of filth and refuse therefrom, and the supply therein of pure water and of a sufficient number of latrines and urinals for the use of persons using or frequenting the same;

(d) the manner in which animals shall be stalled at a slaughter-house;

(e) the manner in which animals may be slaughtered;

(f) the disposal or destruction of animals offered for slaughter which are, from disease or any other cause, unfit for human consumption; ³ [***]

(g) the destruction of car cases which from disease or any other cause are found after slaughter to be unfit for human consumption;

⁴ [(h) any other matter with respect to the regulation of such markets and slaughter­house.]

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1. Substituted by Act 24 of 1936, section 69, for "Cantonment Authority".

2. Substituted by the A.O. 1937 for "L.G.".

3. The word "and" omitted by Act 15 of 1983, section 120 w.e.f. 1-10-1983.

4. Inserted by Act 15 of 1983, section 120, w.e.f. 1-10-1983.