THE ELEPHANTS PRESERVATION ACT, 1879 THE ELEPHANTS PRESERVATION ACT, 1879 (Act 6 of 1879) (22 March, 1879) AN ACT FOR THE PRESERVATION OF WILD ELEPHANTS Preamble " WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the preservation of wild elephants, it is hereby enacted as follows- 1. Short Title- This Act may be called The 1[Elephants Preservation Act, 1879.] 2[***] 2. Repeal " (Repealed by the Repealing and Amending Act, 8 of 1930-Section 3 and Schedule II) 3. Killing and capture of wild Elephants prohibited- No person shall kill, injure or capture, or attempt to kill, injure or capture, any wild elephant unless- (a) in defence of himself or some other person; (b) when such elephant is found injuring houses or cultivation or upon, or in the immediate vicinity of, any main public road or any railway or canal; or (c) as permitted by a licence granted under this Act. 4. Rights of Government with respect to certain Elephants and Tusks-Every wild elephant captured, and the tusks of every wild elephant killed by any person not licensed under this Act, shall be the property of Government. 5. Licenses to kill and capture of wild Elephants- The Collector or Deputy Commissioner of any.....
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