Prevention of offences in sanctuary

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Chapter IV Chapter IV

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(1) Every person shall, so long as he resides in the sanctuary be bound--
- (a) to prevent the commission in the sanctuary, of an offence against this Act ;
- (b) where there is reason to believe that any such offence against this Act has been committed in such sanctuary, to help in discovering and arresting the offender ;
- (c) to report the death of any wild animal and to safeguard its remains until the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer takes charge thereof ;
- (d) to extinguish any fire in such sanctuary of which he has knowledge or information and to prevent from spreading by any means in his power, any fire, within the vicinity of such sanctuary of which he has knowledge or information ; and
- (e) to assist any Forest Officer, Chief Wild Life Warden, Wild Life Warden or Police Officer demanding his aid for preventing the commission of any offence against this Act or in the investigation of any such offence.
(2) Every person residing in, or within ten kilometres of any area declared as sanctuary under section 17, shall within such period from the declaration, get the cattle in his possession vaccinated against diseases as may be prescribed.
(3) Any person who is convicted under any of the provisions of this Act shall be evicted from the sanctuary or land in which he committed the offence.

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