Amendment of section 5 of Bom. LXXII of 1954

In the Bombay Animal Preservation Act, 1954 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"), in section 5,-

1. (1) for sub-section (1A), the following shall be substituted, namely :- "(1A) No certificate under sub-section
2. (1) shall be granted in respect of-
   • (a) a cow;
   • (b) the calf of a cow, whether male or female and if male, whether castrated or not;
   • (c) a bull below the age of sixteen years;
   • (d) a bullock below the age of sixteen years.";
3. (2) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(3) Nothing in this section shall apply to-
   • (a) the slaughter of any of the following animals for such bona fide religious purposes, as may be prescribed, namely:-
     • (i) any animal above the age of fifteen years other than a cow, bull or bullock;
     • (ii) a bull above the age of fifteen years;
     • (iii) a bullock above the age of fifteen years;
   • (b) the slaughter of any animal not being a cow or a calf of a cow, on such religious days as may be prescribed: Provided that a certificate in writing for the slaughter referred to in clause
   • (a) or
   • (b) has been obtained from the Competent Authority.".