The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
Central · 1960
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Duties of persons having charge of animals.
- S. 4Establishment of Animal Welfare Board of India.
- S. 5Constitution of the Board.
- S. 5AReconstitution of the Board.
- S. 6Term of office and conditions of service of members of the Board.
- S. 7Secretary and other employees of the Board.
- S. 8Funds of the Board.
- S. 9Functions of the Board .
- S. 10Power of Board to make regulations.
- S. 11Treating animals cruelly.
- S. 12Penalty for practising phooka or doom dev.
- S. 13Destruction of suffering animals.
- S. 14Experiments on animals.
- S. 15Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals.
- S. 15ASub-committees.
- S. 16Staff of the Committee.
- S. 17Duties of the Committee and power of the Committee to make rules relating to experiments on animals.
- S. 18Power of entry and inspection.
- S. 19Power to prohibit experiments on animals.
- S. 20Penalties.
- S. 21“Exhibit” and “train” defined.
- S. 22Restriction on exhibition and training of performing animals.
- S. 23Procedure for registration.
- S. 24Power of court to prohibit or restrict exhibition and training of performing animals.
- S. 25Power to enter premises.
- S. 26Offences.
- S. 27Exemptions.
- S. 28Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion.
- S. 29Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal.
- S. 30Presumption as to guilt in certain cases.
- S. 31Cognizability of offences.
- S. 32Power of search and seizure.
- S. 33Search warrants.
- S. 34General power of seizure for examination.
- S. 35Treatment and care of animals.
- S. 36Limitation of prosecutions.
- S. 37Delegation of powers.
- S. 38Power to make rules.
- S. 38ARules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
- S. 39Persons authorised under section 34 to be public servants.
- S. 40Indemnity.
- S. 41Repeal of Act 11 of 1890.