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Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1976

.....under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code. SECTION 13: PROTECTION OF PERSONS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH TINDER ACT OR RULES No suit prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be instituted against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules made thereunder. SECTION 14: EXEMPTIONS UNDER THIS ACT Subject to any conditions prescribed in this behalf, this Act shall not apply to, - (a) any animal (other than cow) operated upon for vaccine, lymph or serum at any institution established, conducted or recognised by the State Government; (b) any animal (other than cow) operated upon for any experimental or research purposes at the institution referred to in clause (a); (c) any animal (other than cow) or class thereof ,- (i) slaughter of which is certified by a veterinary surgeon authorised in this behalf by the State Government to be necessary in the interest of the public health; (ii)Vol .2 F-12 which are suffering from any disease which is certified by such veterinary surgeon as being contagious and dangerous to other animals: Provided that no animal referred to.....

Seeds Rules, 1968 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1968

.....SHORT TITLE These rules may be called the Seeds Rules, 1968. RULE 02: DEFINITIONS -In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.- (a)"Act" means the Seeds Act, 1966 (54 of 1966) : (b)"advertisement" means all representations other than those on the label, disseminated in any manner or by any means relating to seed for the purposes of the Act; (c) "certification sample" means a sample of seed drawn by a certification agency or by a duly authorised representative of a certification agency established underSec. 8-or recognized under Sec. 18-of the Act; (d)"certification tag" means a tag or label of certain design to be specified by the certification agency and shall constitute the certificate granted by the certification agency ; (e) "certified seed" means seed that fulfils all requirements for certification provided by the Act and these rules and to the container of which the certification tag is attached; (f) "certified seed producer" means a person who grows or distributes certified seed in accordance with the procedure and standards of the certification agency ; (g)"complete record" means the information which relates to the origin, variety, kind,.....

The Punjab Colonization of Government Lands Act, 1912 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1912

.....with the provisions of section 21 to succeed a female, to whom a tenancy was first allotted.] CHAPTER I Preliminary 4. Application of the Act. This Act shall, unless the (Substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950) [State] Government otherwise directs, apply to land to which the provisions of the Government Tenants (Punjab) Act, 1893, have been applied and to any other land to which the (Substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950) [State] Government may by notification in the official Gazette apply it and which at the time of the notification was the property of the (Substituted for the words "Crown for the purposes of the Province" by the Adaptation of Laws (Third Amendment) Order, 1951) [State Government]: Provided that (Inserted by Act 38 of 1920) [unless the (Substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950) [State] Government by general or special order otherwise directs] nothing in sections 20, 21, 22 and 23, or in the proviso to section 14, of this Act, shall ( The words "without the previous sanction of the Government in Council" omitted by ibid) apply (The words.....

The Orissa Fruit Nurseries (Regulation) Act, 1997 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1997

..... 16. Penalties. (1) If any person contravenes, or attempts to contravene, or abets the contraventions of, any of the provisions of this Act or rules he shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees, or with fine. (2) Whoever, after conviction under sub-section (1), continues the contravention, he shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for everyday, after the first day, during which such contravention continued. 17. Offence by companies. (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:- Provided that nothing contained in this section shall tender any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all cue.....

Punjab Act 5 of 1912 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1912

.....any area to which the Government tenants (Punjab) Act, 1893, has been applied. "Prescribed" means sanctioned by the 1[State] Government under this Act or under the Act hereby repealed. XVI of 1887. "Improvements" means such improvements as defined in section 4(19) of the 2Punjab Tenancy Act, 1887, as the tenant is permitted to make under the conditions applicable to his tenancy. "Tenant" means any person holding land in a colony as a tenant of 3[Government] and includes the predecessors and successors in interest of a tenant. 4 [Original tenant" means any male to whom a tenancy is first allotted by the Collector, and includes the male transferee of such a tenant and any male nominated by the Collector in accordance with the provisions of section 21 to succeed a female, to whom a tenancy was first allotted. CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY III of 1893 4. This Act, shall, unless the 3[State] Government otherwise directs apply to land to which the provisions of the Government Tenants (Punjab) Act, 1893, have been applied and to any other land to which the 3[State] Government may by notification in the Official Gazette apply it and which at the time of the notification was.....

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Chapter VI

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....in certain cases If any person is charged with the offence of killing a goat, cow or its progeny contrary to the provisions of clause (1) of sub-section (1) of section 11, and it is proved that such person had in his possession, at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed, the skin of any such animal as is referred to in this section with any part of the skin of the head attached thereto, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that such animal was killed in a cruel manner. Section 31 - Cognizability of offences Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), an offence punishable under clause (1), clause (n) or clause (oj of sub-section (1) of section II or under section 12 shall be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code. 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 under clause (1) of sub-section (1) of section 11 in respect of any such animal as is referred to in section 30 is being or is about to be, or has been, committed in any.....

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Section 30

Title: Presumption as to Guilt in Certain Cases

State: Central

Year: 1960

If any person is charged with the offence of killing a goat, cow or its progeny contrary to the provisions of clause (1) of sub-section (1) of section 11, and it is proved that such person had in his possession, at the time the offence is alleged to have been committed, the skin of any such animal as is referred to in this section with any part of the skin of the head attached thereto, it shall be presumed until the contrary is proved that such animal was killed in a cruel manner.

Karnataka Live--stock Improvement Act, 1961 Section 5

Title: Refusal and Revocation of Licences

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

.....the person concerned of the grounds on which it is proposed to take action and he shall be given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against it. (3) If a licence is revoked under this section, the State Government or the officer revoking the licence shall communicate the order of revocation along with the grounds of revocation, to the person keeping the bull or to the person stated in the licence to be the owner of the bull. (4) Against an order either refusing to grant or revoking a licence under sub--section (1) or sub--section (2) an appeal shall lie within thirty days of the communication of such order,-- (i) to the State Government, if the order is that of the Director, (ii) to the Director, if the order is that of any officer subordinate to the Director. The order in appeal shall be final.

Bombay Live-stock Improvement Act, 1933, (Maharashtra) Section 7

Title: Refusal to Grant or Revocation of Licence

State: Maharashtra

Year: 1933

(1) Subject to rules, the live-stock officer authorised to grant the licence may refuse to grant or may revoke a licence, if in the opinion of such authority, the bull appears to be - (a) of defective or inferior conformation and likely to be get defective or inferior progeny; or (b) permanently affected with any contagious or infectious disease; or (c) permanently affected with any other disease rendering the bull, unsuitable for breeding purposes. (2) The live-stock officer granting a licence may also revoke a licence if in the opinion of such officer there be any breach of any of the terms or conditions of the licence. (3) No person shall be entitled to any compensation for the revocation of a licence under sub-section (1) or (2). (4) If a licence is revoked under sub-section (1) or (2), the live-stock officer revoking the licence shall give notice to that effect to the owner or the person stated therein to be the owner of the bull and any such notice given in respect of a licence shall state the grounds for the revocation. 1[(5) * * *] _________________ 1. Sub-section (5) was Omitted by Bom. 35 of 1950, section 5.

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1960

.....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 the 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 whatsoever, or as the court thinks fit, of any animal of any king or species specified in to order. (4) No order under sub-section (3) shall be made unless- (a) it 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 stated in the complaint upon which the conviction was made that it is the.....