'l'HE KERALA LIVE-STOCK IMPROVEMENT ACT, 1961

1961 · State unknown · central · act_text

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1 · Short extent and commencement.-(!) This Act may be called the Kerala Live-stock Improvement Act, 1961.

2 · tills Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

3 · Appomtment of Director.-The Government may by general or spec1al order confer or impose on any person all 01 any of the powers or duties of the Director under th1s Act. _

12 · Power of licensing officer to castr.zte bulls.-( I) If a person who keeps a bull neglects or fails to submit It for inspection or to have it castrated when required to do so under section 7, or sectit n 8, the licensmg officer may direct that the bull shall be by a method and in a manner approved by the Director and marked with a prescribed mark in the presc1 ibed manner, free of charge.

14 · Duty of officers to report offences, etc.-It shall be the duty of all village officers and servants and of all officers of the An una) Husbandry, Agricultural and Revenue Departments and officers and servants of Panchayats and Municipalities and other officers notified by the Government in this behalf-

16 · 0 fficers-to bo publzc servants.-Ail officers and servants specrfied in, or notified under section 14 shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

17 · Bar of certain proceedzngJ.-( 1) No suit, prosecution 01 other proceedings shall lie agamst any officer or servant of the Govcmment for any act done or purpoting to be done under th1s Act without the previous sanction of the Government.

18 · Limitatzon of certain suzts and prosecutions.-No suit shall be instituted against the Government and no smt, p10secut10n or other proceeding shall be instituted against any officer or servant of the Govrnment in respect of any act done or purporting to be done under thrs Act, unleFS the suit, prosecution or other proceeding Is mstituted w!thm SIX months from the date of the act complained of

19 · Remszon.-The Government may at any hme either suo motu or on application, call for and examine the record of any order pa.sed by, or any proceedings recorded by, any officer or person under Act, for the purpose of satisfying themselves as to the legality or p· opriety of such order or as to the 1 egu lanty of such proceedings, and may pass auch order in reference thereto as they think fit.

20 · Power to make ntles.-(1) The Government may after previous publication by notification in the Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.

21 · Saving.-Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to a bull dedicated in good faith to a purpose in accordance with any religious usage or custom, prov1ded that notice of the dedication is given in the prescribed manner to the hcensmg officer.

22 · Repeal.-The Madras Live-stock Improvement Act, 1940 (Act XV of 1940), as in force in the Malabar Drstrict referred to in sub-section (2) of section 5 of the States Reorgan1sauon Act, 1956, and the Travancore-Cochm Live-stock Improvement Act, 1954 (Act XII of 1954), are hereby repealed.

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