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Section 42: Power of Central Government to make rules.

The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009Central Act · Act 27 of 2009

(1) The Central Government may, subject to the condition of previous publication, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.

(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:---

(a) the form of vaccination certificate and the particulars which such certificate shall contain, under section 9;

[(aa) the form, manner and time of reporting the matter to the Veterinary Officer, State Government and Central Government under subsection (3) of section 4;

(ab) the form, manner and time of submission of report to the State Government and the Central Government regarding vaccinated animals under sub-section (7) of section 6;

(ac) the form and manner of submission of report to the State Government and the Central Government regarding marking and issuing certificate for vaccinated animals under sub-section (4) of section 8;]

(b) the manner of disposal of carcass, under section 26;

(c) the manner of conducting examination and post-mortem under sub-section (1) and the form of report of post-mortem under sub-section (2) of section 27;

[(ca) the manner of recovery of cost regarding measures under sub-section (3) of section 29;

(cb) the manner of holding an inquiry and imposing penalties under section 33A;

(cc) the form and manner of preferring appeal to the appellate authority against the order of adjudicating officer under sub-section (1) of section 33B;]

(d) any other matter which may be prescribed or in respect of which rules are required to be made by the Central Government.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009
Section42
Marginal notePower of Central Government to make rules.
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.

  • inserted, Act 8 of 2026. Ins. by Act 8 of 2026, s. 2 and Sch. (w.e.f. 01-07-2026).

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