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Section 9

The Punjab Cattle Fairs (Regulation) Act, 1967State Act of Punjab · Act 6 of 1968

(1) No person shall act as a broker in any fair area unless he is granted in respect of such area a licence on such terms and conditions as may be specified therein.

Licensing of brokers.

(2) A licence referred to in sub-section (1) shall be in such from, and shall be issued in such manner, on payment of such fee and by such authority, as may be prescribed.

(3) No broker shall be entitled to claim from the seller or the purchaser or both a commission in respect of the sale or purchase of cattle at a cattle fair at a rate exceeding in the aggregate one percentum of the price of the cattle sold.

(4) If the fair officer is satisfied that the holder of a broker's license has violated any of the terms and conditions of the license or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, he may, after giving to the broker a reasonable opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel his license.

(5) An order suspending or canceling a broker's licence shall be revisable by the Deputy Commissioner in such manner as may be prescribed.

10 . (1) No person shall-

(a) bring within a fair area any cattle suffering from any contagious or infectious disease; or

(b) obstruct the sale or purchase of cattle or unduly interfere therewith or misguide brokers, sellers or purchasers within the fair area or cause loss to the income of the cattle fair by unfair means.

(2) The fair officer shall have power-

(a) to prohibit the entry in the fair area of any cattle referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (1) or cause to be driven out of such area such cattle;

(b) to get the cattle in the fair area immunised, if necessary;

(c) to isolate any diseased cattle;

(b) to arrange for the disposal of dead cattle in fair area; and

(e) in addition to any other penalty to which such person may be liable under this Act to expel from the fair area any person contravening the provisions of clause (d) of sub-section (1).

(1) For the purposes of complying with the provisions of sub-section (2), the fair officer may use such force as may be necessary.

Outbreak of fire. 11. In the event of an outbreak of fire, the fair officer may order the demolition of any structure, if in his opinion its demolition is necessary or expedient for preventing the fire from spreading, and no suit or other proceeding shall lie for an act done or purporting to be done in good faith under this section.

Power to prohibit entry of certain persons and cattle in fair area.

Power to remove unauthorised construction.

12. The fair officer may, in a fair area, remove any unauthorised construction and the cost of such removal may be recovered from the person making the construction, as arrears of land revenue, if such persons fails to make payment of such cost on a written demand by the fair officer.

Ejectment of allottees.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Punjab Cattle Fairs (Regulation) Act, 1967
Section9
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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