Provided that no person shall be punished twice for the same offence.

Power to make rules

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
2. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may be made for all or any of the following matters, namely :—
   • (a) the forms to be used for any application, licence, permit, registration, declaration, certificate, return or other documents, granted, issued, made or sub- mitted under the provisions of this Act and the fees, if any, therefor ;
   • (b) the conditions subject to which any licence or permit may be granted under this Act ;
   • (c) the particulars of the record of game killed or captured to be kept and submitted by any licencee ;
   • (d) controlling settlements in game sanctuaries with a view to preventing dis- turbance to the natural fauna ;
   • (e) regulating the sale of pet and other animals and trophy derived from the wild animals and birds ;
   • (f) manner of registration of ivory or horn of elephant or bison brought for such registration ;
   • (g) any other matter for which in the opinion of the State Government provision is expedient or necessary to carry out the object of this Act.
3. (3) The power to make rules under this section shall be exercised subject to the condition of previous publication.
4. (4) All rules made under this section shall be laid before each House of the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications as the State Legislature may make, during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following and publish in the Official Gazette.