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Cattle-trespass Act to cease to apply to municipal areas.— The provisions of the law for the time being in force in the 498[State of Goa] pertaining to cattle tresspass (hereinafter in this section referred to as “the said Act”) shall cease to apply in relation to the municipal area to which this Act applies: Provided that — (a) nothing in this section shall affect the liability of any person to any penalty under the said Act so ceasing to be in force; (b) any appointment, notification, order, rule made or issued or deemed to be made or issued under the said Act in respect of any cattle-pounds within the limits of any 495 Substituted vide the Goa Jan Vishwas (Laws Amendment) Act, 2026 (Goa Act 2 of 2026), as per section 3 of the Act the fines and penalties provided under various provisions in the enactments shall be increased by ten percent of the minimum amount of penalty, as the case may be, specified therefor, after the expiry of every three years from the date of commencement of the Act. 496 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2002. 497 Substituted by the Amendment Act 27 of 2002. 498 Substituted by the Amendment Act 13 of 1994. 166 municipal area shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been made or issued under this Act, and continue in force until superseded by any appointment, notification, order or rule made under this Act; (c) any cattle-pound in the local area established or deemed to be established under the said Act so ceasing to be in force shall be deemed to be vested in the Council within whose limits it is situated and shall be maintained and managed by the Council in accordance with the provisions in this Act. Explanation:— For the purposes of Chapter XX “cattle” means and includes bulls, bullocks, heifers, cows and their young, elephants, camels, buffaloes, horses, mares, geldings, ponies, colts, fillies, mules, asses, swine, sheep, rams, lambs, goats and kids;