MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMNM IMPLEMENTATION NOTIFICATION

MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMNM IMPLEMENTATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 8th January, 2002 S.O. 35(E).—Whereas the draft Performing Animals (Registration) amendment Rules, 2001, were published, as required by Sub-section (1) of Section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), vide Ministry of Culture Notification No. S.O. 1044(E), dated the 17th October, 2001 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 17th October, 2001 and whereas objection and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby were invited before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification have been made available to the public; And, whereas, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 17 th October, 2001; And, whereas no objection for suggestion has been received from the public in respect of the said draft rules by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of section 38 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (59 of 1960), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:- (1) These rules may be called the Performing Animals (Registration) Amendment Rules, 200 1. They shall come, into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. In the Performing Animals (Registration) Rules, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 2, for clause (g), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: '(g) "prescribed authority" means the Central Government, or such other authority including the Board or the State Government, as may be authorized by the Central Government;" In the said rules, in rule 3, in sub-rule

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