Taking possession

Any officer appointed by the [Central Government] or by any person authorized in this behalf by the [Central Government] may take possession on behalf of the [Central Government] of any animal or thing in respect of which the committee has recorded the particulars prescribed by section 12.

If the animal or thing is to be purchased, the said officer shall forthwith deposit with the committee a sum equivalent to the value thereof as fixed by the committee plus 15 per cent and upon such deposit the animal or thing shall become the absolute property of the [Government].