(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing Provision, such rules may provide for-
(a) the powers and duties of a Competent Authority, in addition to those provided in this Act ;
(b) the form of the certificate under section 5 ;
(c) the amount of the fee to be paid under section 5 ;
6c[(cc) the form of application, the form of permit, the fees to be paid and conditions for granting permit under section 6A;]
(d) the conditions subject to which the Act shall not apply to any animal under section 13 ;
(e) any other matter which is or may be prescribed.
(3) The rules made under this section shall be subject to the condition of Offences under the Act to be cognizable.
V of 1898.
Abetments and attempts.
XLV of 1860.
Persons exercising powers under this Act deemed to be public servants.
Protection of persons acting in good faith under the Act or rules.
Exemption under this Act.
Delegation of powers.
Power to make rules.
The Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954.
1954 : Bom . LXXII 7 of 8 previous publication in the Official Gazette:
6d[Provided that if the State Government is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take immediate action, it may dispense with the previous publication of any rule to be made under this section].
7[(4) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made and shall be subject to such modifications as the Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid, or the session immediately following. ]
16. The Bombay Animal Preservation Act, 1948, is hereby repealed Provided that:
(a) every appointment, certificate, application, order, rule, notification or recognition made, issued or given under the provisions of the Act so repealed shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made, issued or given under the provisions of this Act, unless and until superseded by any appointment, certificate, application, order, rule, notification or recognition made, issued or given under this Act ;
(b) any proceedings relating to the trial of any offence punishable under the provisions of the Act so repealed shall be continued and completed as if the said Act had not been repealed but had continued in operation and any penalty imposed in such proceedings shall be recovered under the Act so repealed.
8[17. The Saurashtra Animal Preservation Act, 1956, is hereby repealed:
Provided that—
(a) every appointment, certificate, application, order, rule, notification or recognition made, issued or given under the provisions of the Act, so repealed shall, in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made, issued or given under the provisions of this Act, unless and until superseded by any appointment, certificate, application, order, rule, notification or recognition made, issued or given under this Act ;
(b) any proceedings relating to the trial of any offence punishable under the provisions of the Act so repealed shall be continued and completed as if the said Act and had not been repealed but had continued in operation and any penalty impose in such proceedings shall be recovered under the Act so repealed. ]
SCHEDULE.
[ Section 2(1). ] Bovines (bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, male and female buffaloes and buffalo-calves).
----------------------------------------------------- 1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Bombay Government Gazette Part V, 1954 P, 299.
This Act was assented to by the President on the 6th December, 1954.
Section 2 of Guj. 16 of 1961 reads as follows :—
2. The Bombay Animal Preservation Act, 1954, as in force in the Bombay Area of the State of Gujarat immediately before the commencement of this Act is hereby extended to the rest of the State of Gujarat and shall, by virtue of extension, be in force throughout the State of Gujarat.
Bom. LXXII s. of 1954.
Extension of Bom. LXXII of 1954 to rest of Gujarat State.
3 Sub-section (3) was deleted ibid, s. 3(2).
4 Sub-section (1A) was inserted by Guj. 16 of 1961, s.4(l) and substituted atlast by Guj. 4 of 1994, S.2
(1).
Repeal of Bombay Animal Preservation Act,
1948.
Bom. LXXXI of
1948.
Repeal and Saving. Sau. XXIII of 1956.
The Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954.
1954 : Bom . LXXII 8 of 8 5 These words, brackets, figures and letter were substituted for the words "No certificate" ibid., s. 4(2).
6 Section (3) was amended atlast by Guj. 4 of 1994 Sub, S.1 (2).
6a Sections 6A and 6B were inserted by Guj. 28 of 2011, s. 2.
6b Section 8 was substituted, ibid., s. 3.
6c Clause (cc) was inserted, ibid., s. 4(i).
6d This proviso was added ibid., s. 4(ii).
7 Sub-section (4) was inserted by Guj. 16 of 1961, s.5.
8 Section 17 was inserted, ibid., s.6.