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Section 5: Penalty

The Assam Rhinoceros Preservation' Act, 1954State Act of Assam · Act 20 of 1954

(1) Whoever, in con,travention of Section 2; kills.; injures or captures or · at.tempts to kill, injure or capture any Rhinoceros, shall be punished with fine· of one thousand rupees ,and with imprisonment which may ·· extend to . one year, aa9 whoever contravenes ' ~ny condition contained in a license granted or order made under this Act shall be punished with fine .which may extent to one thousand rupees. , · . . .

. (2) Any weapon or. _c;ontrivan~e used for ·the commission of.an offence under thts Act shall be ·hable to confiscation. . , . "

6.- Cognizance 0£ offence.'-No court inferior to ' that of a · Magistrate of the fir~t class shall try any offence punishaqle under this • Act Pf any thereunder. ' ' ,._,_ \ J .. ' .: .

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ActThe Assam Rhinoceros Preservation' Act, 1954
Section5
Marginal notePenalty
JurisdictionState of Assam
StatusIn force as published by the source

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