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Section 11: Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments.

The Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871Central Act · Act 1 of 1871

[11. Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments.--Persons in charge of public roads, pleasure-grounds, plantations, canals, drainage-works, embankments and the like and officers of police, may seize or cause to be seized any cattle doing damage to such roads, grounds, plantations, canals, drainage-works, embankments and the like, or the sides or slopes of such roads, canals, drainage-works or embankments or found straying thereon,

and shall [send them or cause them to be sent within twenty-four hours] to the nearest pound.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Cattle-Trespass Act, 1871
Section11
Marginal noteCattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • other. . As to the application of s. 11 to forests, see the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), s. 70; to railways see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), s. 125 (f).
  • substituted, Act 1 of 1891. . Subs. by Act 1 of 1891, s. 4, for "take them without unnecessary delay".

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