MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT — THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 15th December , 1998 S . O . 1074 . Whereas the draft Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules , 1998 were published , as required by sub section (1) of Section 17 of , the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act , 1960 (59 of 1960) under the notification of the Government of India , Ministry of environment and Forests number S . O . 789(E) dated , the e September, r, 1998 in the Gazette of India , Extraordinary , Part II , section 31 Sub -s -section (ii) inviting objections and suggestion from all the persons likely to be affected thereby , before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette , containing the said notification are made available to the public; And , whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on 8th September , 1998 . And whereas the objections/suggestions received in respect of the said draft rules , have been duly considered -by the Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals; Now, w, therefore , in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) (1A) and (2) of section 17 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act , 196 (59 of 1960) , the Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals hereby makes the following rules , namely: 1 . Short Title and commencement . -(1) These rules may be called the Breeding of and Experiments on Animals (Control and Supervision) Rules , 1998 . They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette . 2 . Definitions . -In these rules , unless the context otherwise requires - (a) " Act " means the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act , 1960 (59 of 1960); b . " breeder " means a person including an instit