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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Preamble 1

Title: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960 [Act, No. 59 of 1960] [26th December, 1960] PREAMBLE An Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Complete Act

Title: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

State: Central

Year: 1960

..... Section26 - Offences Section27 - Exemptions Chapter VI Section28 - Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion Section29 - Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal Section30 - Presumption as to guilt in certain cases Section31 - Cognizability of offences Section32 - Powers of search and seizure Section33 - Search warrants Section34 - General power of seizure for examination Section35 - Treatment and care of animals Section36 - Limitation of prosecutions Section37 - Delegation of powers Section38 - Power to make rules Section38A - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament Section39 - Persons authorised under section 34 to be public servants Section40 - Indemnity Section41 - Repeal of Act 11 of 1890

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1960

.....tamed to serve some purpose for the use of man or which, although it neither has been nor is intended to be so tamed, is or has become in fact wholly or partly tamed-, (e) "local authority" means a municipal committee, district board or other authority for the time being invested by law with the control and administration of any matters within a specified local area; (f) "owner", used with reference to an animal, includes not only the owner but also any other person for the time being in possession or custody of the animal, whether with or without the consent of the owner. (g) "phooka" or "doom dev" includes any process of introducing air or any substance into the female organ of a milch animal with the object of drawing off from the animal any secretion of milk; (h) "prescribed" means prescribed by Rules made under this Act; (i) "street" includes any way, road, lane, square, court, alley, passage or open space, whether a thoroughfare or not to which the public have access. 3. Duties of persons having charge of animals : It shall be the duty of every person having the care or charge of any animal to take all reasonable measures to ensure the well-being of.....

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....to serve some purpose for the use of man or which, although it neither has been nor is being nor is intended to be so tamed, is or his become in fact wholly or partly tamed; (e) ``local authority'' means a municipal committee, district board or other authority for the time being invested by law with the control and administration of any matters within a specified local area; (f) ``owner'', used with reference to an animal, includes not only the owner but also any other person for the time being in possession or custody of the animal, whether with or without the consent of the owner; (g) ``phooka'' or ``doom dev'' includes any process of introducing air or any substance into the female organ of a milch animal with the object of drawing off from the animal any secretion of milk; (h) ``prescribed'' means prescribed by rules made unless this act; (i) ``street'' includes any way, road, lane, square, court, alley, passage or open space, whether a thoroughfare or not, to which the public have access. 3.Duties of persons having charge of animals .- It shall be the duty of every person having the care of charge of any animal to take all reasonable measures to ensure.....

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Chapter VI

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), relating to searches shall, so far as those provisions can be made applicable, apply to searches, under this Act. 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 against this Act has been or is being, committed in respect of any animal, may, if in his opinion the circumstances to require, seize the animal and produce the same for examination by the nearest magistrate or by such veterinary officer as may be prescribed, and such police officer or authorised person may, when seizing the animal, require the person in charge thereof to accompany it to the place of examination. 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 committed, and may authorise the detention therein of any animal pending its production before a magistrate. (2) The magistrate before whom a prosecution for an offence against this Act has.....

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Section 5A

Title: Reconstitution of the Board

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....is to take effect, are members of the Board but such persons shall hold office only for the unexpired portion of the term for which they would have held office if such reconstitution had not been made and the vacancies arising as a result of their ceasing to be members of the Board shall be filled up as casual vacancies for the remaining period of the term of the Board as so reconstituted: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply in relation to any person who ceases to be a member of the Board by virtue of the amendment made in subsection (1) of section 5 by sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of section 5 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act, 1982.] _________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 26 of 1982, section 6 (w.e.f. 30-7-1982)

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Section 29

Title: Power of Court to Deprive Person Convicted of Ownership of Animal

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....be forfeited to Government and may, further, make such order as to the disposal of the animal as it thinks fit under the circumstances. (2) No order under sub-section (1) shall be made unless it is shown by evidence as to a previous conviction under this Act or as to the character of the owner or otherwise as to the treatment of the animal that animal, if left with the owner, is likely to be exposed to further cruelty. (3) Without prejudice to the provisions contained in sub-section (1), the court may also order that a person convicted of an offence under this Act shall, either permanently or during such period as is fixed by the order, be prohibited from having the custody of any animal of any kind whatsoever, or, as the court thinks fit, of any animal of any kind or species specified in the order. (4) No order under sub-section (3) shall he made unless-- (a) ii is shown by evidence as to a previous conviction or as to the character of the said person or otherwise as to the treatment of the animal in relation to which he has been convicted that an animal in the custody of the said person is likely to be exposed to cruelty; (b) it is staled in the complaint upon.....

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Section 38

Title: Power to Make Rules

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....discharge their functions; 2 [(aa) the manner in which the persons to represent municipal corporations are to be elected under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 5;] (b) the maximum load (including any load occasioned by the weight of passengers) to be carried or drawn by any animal; (c) the conditions to be observed for preventing the over-crowding of animals; (d) the period during which, and the hours between which, any class of animals shall not be used for draught purposes; (e) prohibiting the use of any bit or harness involving cruelty [o animals; 2 [(ea) the other methods of destruction of stray dogs referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section II; (eb) the methods by which any animal which cannot be removed without cruelty may be destroyed under sub-section (3) of section 13;] (f) requiring persons carrying on the business of a farrier to be licensed and registered by such authority as may be prescribed and levying a fee for the purposes; (g) the precautions to be taken in the capture of animals for purposes of safe, export or for any other purpose, and the different appliances or devices that may alone be used for the purpose; and the.....

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) Section 498A

Title: Husband or Relative of Husband of a Woman Subjecting Her to Cruelty

State: Central

Year: 1860

Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation.--For the purpose of this section, "cruelty" means-- (a) any wilful conduct which is of such a nature as is likely to drive the woman to commit suicide or to cause grave injury or danger to life, limb or health (whether mental or physical) of the woman; or (b) harassment of the woman where such harassment is with a view to coercing her or any person related to her to meet any unlawful demand for any properly or valuable security or is on account of failure by her or any person related to her to meet such demand.]

Divorce Act, 1869 Section 52

Title: Competence of Husband and Wife to Give Evidence as to Cruelty or Desertion

State: Central

Year: 1869

On any petition presented,1[ by a husband or a wife, praying that hi s or her marriage may be dissolved by reason of hi s wife or her husband, as the case may be, having been guilty of adultery, cruelty or desertion ] the husband and wife re­spectively shall be competent and compellable to give evidence of or relating to such cruelty or desertion. ______________________ 1. Substituted by Act 51 of 2001, section 28, for certain words (w.e.f 3-10-2001).