-1- Notifications/Orders under the provision of the Goa, Daman and Diu Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965 Notification 1364/PS/WLA-41/69-70 Power of entry, search, arrest, and detention and power to release the property In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 38 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965 in its application to the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, the Wild Life Preservation Officer is pleased to empower the Range Forest Officers and Game Wardens to-
(1) (a) require any such person to produce for his inspection any animal, bird, meat or trophy in his possession or any licence, permit or other document issued to him or required to be kept by him under the provisions of this Act;
(b) enter and search any premises, land, vehicle or boat, in the occupation of such person and open and search any baggage or other things in his possession;
(c) seize any animal; bird, meat Or trophy in the possession of any person and appearing to him to be the property of the Government of Goa, Daman & Diu together with any vehicle, weapon, trap or tools used for committing any such offence, and unless he is satisfied that such person will appear and answer any charge which may be preferred against him, without warrant, arrest and detain him.
(2) Any Officer, of a rank not inferior to that of an Assistant Game Warden, who or whose subordinate, has seized any vehicle, weapon, trap or tools, under clause (c) of sub-section (1), may release the same on the execution by the owner thereof., of a bond for the production of the property so released, if and when so required, before the Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence on account of which the seizure has been made.
(3) It shall be lawful for any of the officers referred to in Sub-section (2) to stop and detain any person whom he sees doing any act for which a licence or permit is required under the provisions of this Act for the purposes or requiring such person to produce his licence or permit, and if such person fails to produce his licence or permit, as the case may be, he may be arrested without a warrant, unless he furnishes his name and address and otherwise satisfies the Officer arresting him that he will duly answer any summons or other proceedings which may be taken against him.
(4) Any person detained, or things seized under the foregoing powers, shall forth with be taken before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law.
(5) Any person who, without reasonable cause, fails to produce anything which under the powers conferred by this section he is required to produce shall be guilty of an offence, against this Act. G. R. Mavinkurve, Wild Life Preservation Officer. Panaji, 25th February, 1970. -2- Revenue Department ________ Notification DF-629-FOR-68 In exercise of powers conferred under section 14 of the Goa, Daman and Diu, Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965, the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby notifies the period from 15th December, 1968 to 15th February, 1969 as a close period for protection of wild animals and wild birds in the entire Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu. All the licence holders both for game and for crop protection and the members of the public are hereby prohibited from hunting wild animals and wild birds in the Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, during the aforesaid close period. Any violation of the provisions of the Goa, Daman and Diu Wild Animals and wild Birds Protection Act, 1965 and the Rules thereunder will amount to an offence under the said Act. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. W.G. Ranadive, Secreatry (Revenue). Panaji, 6th December, 1968. _________ -3- Local Self Government Department Notification 2-6-69-LSG In exercise of the powers conferred by section 49 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965 (21 of 1965) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby omits from Schedule I to the said Act, item 10 and adds to Schedule II to the said Act the following new item, namely:- "23. Birds of prey (excluding vultures) ". By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. V. Sardessai, Under Secretary (Revenue). Panaji, 21st December, 1970. ______ -4- Local Self Government Department ______ Notification DF-629-FOR-68 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965 (21 of 1965) the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby declares that in the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu the last three months of every calendar year shall be a close time for all kinds of wild animals and wild birds. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. V.Sardessai, Under Secretary (Rev.) Panaji, 9th December 1970. ______ -5- Notification 2-6-69-LSG Power to Compound Offence.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 40 if the Goa , Daman and Diu Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965, (21 of 19650 the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby empowers the Wild Life Preservation Officer to exercise the powers mentioned in the clause (a) and (b) of section 40 of the said Act. By order and in the name of the Administrator of Goa, Daman and Diu. V. Sardessai, Under Secretary (Rev.) Panaji, 2nd June, 1970. ______ Notifications/Orders under the provision of the Goa, Daman and Diu Wild Animals and Wild Birds Protection Act, 1965