(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act, except on a complaint made by the Animal Breeding Regulatory Authority or any officer empowered in this behalf.
(2) Production, possession, distribution, sale, transfer in any form, import- export or use of unauthorized semen or embryo or misbranded or sub-standard semen or embryo shall be a non-cognizable and bailable offence under this Act.
Report of authorized laboratory.
29. Any document purporting to be a report duly issued by a authorized laboratory may be used as expert evidence in view of the provision contained in section 293 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).
Reports. 30. The Animal Registration Authority, Animal Certification Authority and Animal Breeding Regulatory Authority shall furnish such reports, statistics and other information with respect to its funds, activities or policies, as may be required by the Government, from time to time.
Public Servants. 31. All experts, officers and officials of the Animal Registration Authority, Animal Certification Authority and Animal Breeding Regulatory Authority, when acting or purporting to act in pursuance of any of the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 1860).
Issue of duplicate certificate.
32. In case a certificate of registration or a certificate of renewal issued under this Act is defaced, lost or destroyed, the Animal Breeding Regulatory Authority may, upon satisfaction, grant a duplicate certificate to the applicant on payment of such fee, as may be prescribed.
Revocation of certificate of registration.