21. Amendment to Act 26 of 1961.—

In the Kerala Cattle Trespass Act, 1961 (26 of 1961)— (1) In section 2,— (a) clause (2) shall be omitted; (b) for clause (3), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:— "local authority" means a village panchayat constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (13 of 1994) or a municipality constituted under section 4 of the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994 (20 of 1994).": (2) for section 3, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "3. Establishment of pounds.—(1) Pounds may be established at such places in each village panchayat or municipality if the local authority so decides. (2) Any pound established in one local authority may be used by the adjacent local authority subject to the conditions as may be mutually agreed by the local authorities concerned."; (3) in section 5,— (a) in sub-section (3), after the word "shall" the words "be as prescribed" shall be inserted.; (b) clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (3) shall be omitted; (c) sub-section (4) shall be omitted; (4) in sub-section (1)of section 9, for the words "twenty four", the word "twelve" shall be substituted; (5) in section 10, the words "and such other officers as the Director may empower in this behalf" shall be omitted; (6) in section 11,— (a) the word "Director" wherever it occurs, shall be substituted by the words "local authority"; (b) in sub-section (3), the words "or where there is no municipal corporation, municipal council or panchayat, in such manner as the Government may from time to time direct" shall be omitted; (7) in section 11A, for the words "Director" and "him" the words "local authority" and "it" shall respectively be substituted; (8) in section 13.— (a) in sub-section (1), the words "or to such officer as the Director specified in this behalf" shall be omitted; (b) in sub-section (2) the words "or the other officer" and "by beat of drum" shall be omitted; (c) in sub-section (3),— (i) for the word "Director" the words "local authority" shall be substituted; (ii) the words" or the said officer or any other officer subordinate to him deputed for that purpose" shall be omitted; (iii) the proviso shall be omitted; (9) in sub-section (1) of section 15, the words "or by such officer, as the case may be" shall be omitted; (10) in sub-section (1) of section 17, the words "or where there is no Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council or Panchayat in such manner as the Government may from time to time, direct" shall be omitted; (11) in sub-section(2) of section 18 the words "the Director or" and the words "or the Magistrate acting under Chapter V of this Act or a Civil Court, in writing, stating the reasons for such order," shall be omitted; (12) in section 19, for the words "the District Magistrate or any Magistrate authorised to receive and try charges without reference by the Magistrate of the district" the words "local authority" shall be substituted; (13) in sections 20 and 21 the words "the Magistrate" wherever they occur the words "Secretary of the local authority" shall be substituted; (14) in section 22, for the words "in the manner provided for the recovery of fines under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898" the words "as if it were arrears of public revenue due on land" shall be substituted; (15) section 31 shall be omitted.