Vidhi Codex

Bare Act

The East Punjab Livestock and Birds Contagious Diseases Act, 1948

General194844 sections3 chapters

This Act helps prevent the spread of contagious diseases among livestock and birds in Punjab. It lists the scheduled diseases and appoints Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors with powers to act. The Government can regulate inter-State trade in animals, control markets and fairs, restrict the movement of infected animals, and require cleaning and disinfection.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Power to exempt areas from the provisions of this Act
  3. 3Definitions
  4. 4Scheduled diseases
  5. 5Veterinary Surgeons
  6. 6Inspectors
  7. 7Status of Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors
  8. 8Powers of Inspectors

Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 9Power to regulate inter-State trade and to control transport of livestock and birds and things which may spread diseases
  2. 10Power to control the holding of markets, fairs, etc
  3. 11Power to control traffic in infected livestock and birds
  4. 12Cleansing and disinfection of vessels and vehicles
  5. 13Duty of certain persons to report scheduled diseases
  6. 14Power of Veterinary Surgeon to hold post-mortem
  7. 15Power to isolate infective livestock and birds
  8. 16Examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
  9. 17Action after examination by the Veterinary Surgeon
  10. 18Compensation for livestock and birds destroyed
  11. 19Power to require disinfection of infected premises, vessels or vehicles
  12. 20Declaration of private infected places
  13. 21Examination of infected places by Veterinary Surgeon
  14. 22The Veterinary Surgeon shall forthwith report his action under this sub-section to the authority [Central Government] in this behalf prescribed.
  15. 23Declaration of infected areas by the Central Government
  16. 24Removal of animals and other things from infected areas or places
  17. 25Power to return livestock or birds, etc., to infected areas
  18. 26Provided that nothing in this section shall affect the powers of an Inspector under section 15 to deal with infective animals.
  19. 27Recovery of expenses incurred under this Chapter

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 28Penalties for contraventions of Acts, Regulations and Rules
  2. 29Penalty for keeping or grazing infective livestock or birds in unenclosed land
  3. 30Penalty for bringing infective livestock or birds to market
  4. 31Penalty for placing carcass of infective animal in river
  5. 32Penalty for disinterring carcass of diseased livestock or birds
  6. 33Penalty for malicious and vexatious entry or seizure by Inspector
  7. 35Institution of proceedings
  8. 36Jurisdiction of magistrates
  9. 37Bar of claim to compensation
  10. 37ADelegation
  11. 38Power of Central Government to make regulations and rules
  12. 39Power to make regulations and rules subject to previous publication
  13. 40Protection to persons acting under this Act

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