The JAMMU AND KASHMIR KAHCHARAI ACT, 2011 (1954 A. D
The JAMMU AND KASHMIR KAHCHARAI ACT, 2011 (1954 A. D
The Jammu and Kashmir Kahcharai Act, 2011, establishes the legal framework for levying and collecting "Kahcharai"—a tax or fee imposed on livestock grazing within the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Act regulates the movement of livestock, particularly for nomad graziers like Bakarwals, Gaddis, and Gujjars, by requiring registration, permits, and the use of designated routes and check posts. It empowers the government to set grazing rates, manage forest usage to prevent overgrazing, and penalize tax evasion or unauthorized grazing. For citizens, the Act defines the rules for livestock movement, tax obligations, and the legal consequences of non-compliance.
- 1. Short title and extent
- 2. Repeal and saving
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Rate of Kahcharai to be levied
- 5. Barrier or check posts
- 6. Exemptions
- 7. Suspension, remission or reduction of Kahcharai
- 8. Differential rates
- 9. Census of livestock
- 10. Revision of Internal Village Bachh
- 11. Registration of nomad graziers
- 12. Restriction on movement of livestock
- 13. Certificates for graziers
- 14. Prohibition for graziers living outside the State
- 15. Restrictions on browsing in closed areas
- 16. Lambardari and Patwari Cess
- 17. Forfeiture of Lambardari cess and fixed demand
- 18. Collections
- 19. Powers and classes of Revenue officers
- 20. Offences in respect of Kahcharai
- 21. Offences by Kahcharai officers
- 22. Power to compound offences
- 23. Omitted.
- 24. Powers to search on reasonable suspicion
- 25. Searches how to be made
- 26. Arrest of persons reasonably suspected and further procedure
- 27. Offenders under section 20
- 28. Animals on which penalties incurred
- 29. Enforcement of payment
- 30. Payment of dues short-levied or erroneously refunded
- 31. Refund of charges erroneously levied or paid
- 32. Application of Criminal Procedure Code
- 33. Lambardar or Chowkidar bound to give information of all breaches under this Act
- 34. No compensation for loss or damage
- 35. Bar of actions
- 36. Powers to make rules
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