The PUDUCHERRY PREVENTION OF COW SLAUGHTER ACT, 1968
puducherry · 1968
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- S. 1The Act came into force from 1st July, 1969 Vide Extraordinary Gazette No
- S. 2Section defines terms used in the act, including "beef," "competent authority," "cow," and "slaughter," and prohibits cow slaughter without a certificate.
- S. 3Section 3 prohibits cow and certain bull or bullock slaughter in Puducherry, requiring a fitness certificate from the competent authority for exceptions.
- S. 4Section 4 allows exceptions to cow slaughter prohibition for diseased or research animals, requiring notification and proper disposal.
- S. 5Section 5 bans selling or transporting beef or beef products except for prescribed medicinal purposes.
- S. 6Section establishes institutions to care for uneconomic cows and allows for charges or fees.
- S. 7Section 7 allows the government or local authority to set fees for maintaining uneconomic cows in designated institutions.
- S. 8Section 8 penalizes contraventions of cow slaughter prohibitions with imprisonment and fines, and shifts burden of proof on accused.
- S. 9Section 9 makes offenses under section 8 cognizable and non-bailable, overriding the Code of Criminal Procedure.
- S. 10(1) The Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act
- S. 1968(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Puducherry