(1) A licence granted under this Act shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of its issue. It may be renewed for a further period of one year if an application for renewal is made in Form III specified in Schedule II within one month of the expiry of the licence.
(2) Where an application for renewal is made, the licence shall continue to be valid, till it is renewed, or its renewal is refused.
Delegation of powers
10. The District Magistrate may, by order in writing authorize any officer subordinate to him to exercise all or any of the powers exercisable by him under this Act.
Penalty 11. Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act, or any order made thereunder, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.
1. Added by section 2 of U. P. Act No· V of 1950· 107 [The Kumaun Animal Transport Control Act, 1947] [Section 12-Schedule] Effect of orders inconsistent with other enactment
12. Any order made under this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any enactment other than this Act, or any instrument having effect by virtue of any enactment other than this Act.
Protection of action taken under the Act
13. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of any order made under this Act.
Orders under the Act not to be questioned in any court
14. No order made in exercise of any power conferred by or under this Act shall be called in question in any court.
Rule making power
15. The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules to give effect to the purposes of this Act.
16. Any order made or action taken under the Kumaun Animal Transport Control Ordinance, 1947, shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act as if this Act had commenced on May 8,
1947.
SCHEDULE I
1. Foodstuffs, including edible oils and oilseeds.
2. Cotton and woollen textiles.
3. Petroleum and petroleum products.
4. Drugs.
5. Iron and steel.
[6. Resin] 1 .
SCHEDULE II FORM I Licence Form Particulars of licence
1. Number of licence.
2. Name, parentage, caste and residence of licensee.
3. Number of ponies, donkeys and mules in respect of which licence is issued.
4. Name, parentage, caste and residence of drivers.
5. Route or area, for which the licence shall be valid.
6. Period of licence.
7. Renewed for ..................................................................................................
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1. Ios. by Notification no. 5621/XXIX-B (F) dated September 26. 1947 108 [The Kumaun Animal Transport Control Act, 1947] [Schedule-Form 2] Conditions of licence
1. The licensee shall not charge rates higher than the prescribed rates given below except as provided for in section 6;
Schedule of rates
2. The licensee shall immediately inform the licensing authority of any change in the particulars of the licence and get the licence amended, if necessary.
3. The licence shall be produced for inspection on demand by any police officer or any other official not inferior in rank to a patwari.
4. The licensee shall, within one month of the receipt of the licence, attach to the neck of the transport animal a wooden ticket, displaying the number of the licence. Such tickets shall be obtainable from the licensing authority on payment of annas four for each ticket.
5. The licensee shall obey any other instructions given to him by the licensing authority for carriage of any essential commodity.
Date. ……..... Signature of Licensing Authority.
FORM II Application for licence
1. Name, parentage, caste and residence of applicant.
2. Number of ponies, donkeys or mules for which licence is applied for.
3. Name, parentage, caste and residence of drivers employed.
4. Route or area over which an animal shall ply for hire.
Date ..... ......... Signature of applicant.
FORM III Application for renewal of Licence
1. Number of licence.
2. Name, parentage, caste and residence of licensee.
3. Date of the last renewal.
4. Period of the last renewal.
5. Any change in the particulars of the licence on or after the date of the expiry of the licence.