Exceptions

(1) Nothing contained in section 3 shall apply to the slaughter of a cow where a certificate has been issued in the prescribed form by the Registered Veterinary Practitioner of the department in the area for a cow,- (a) whose suffering is such so as to render its destruction desirable; or (b) who is suffering from any notified contagious or infectious disease; or (c) who is subjected to experimentation in the interest of medical, veterinary and public health research.

(2) Where it is intended to slaughter a cow for the reasons specified in sub-section (1) above, it shall be incumbent for a person doing so to first obtain the certificate in writing as mentioned under the said sub-section.

(3) The removal of skin and hide from dead cows, other than slaughtered cows, by the authorised contractor shall not be construed as cow slaughter: Provided that the authorized contractor engaged in removal or transportation of skin and hide from the dead cows, other than slaughtered cows, shall obtain the authorization to this effect from the competent authority. In section 17 of the principal Act,- (i) in sub-section (1), for the word “confiscated”, the word “seized” shall be substituted; (ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- “(2) Where any vehicle referred to in sub-section (1) is seized in connection with the commission of any offence punishable under this Act, a report about the same, without unreasonable delay, shall be made by the person seizing it to the competent authority and whether or not a prosecution is instituted for commission of such offence, the competent authority, having jurisdiction over the area where the said vehicle was seized, may, if satisfied that the said vehicle was used for commission of offence under this Act, order confiscation of the said vehicle: Provided that before ordering confiscation of the said vehicle, a reasonable opportunity of being heard shall be afforded to the owner of the said vehicle.”