Bare ActsThe PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960

Section 38

Power to make rules

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Power to make rules.―(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, the Central Government may make rules providing for all or any of the following matters, namely:― (a) the 1*** conditions of service of members of the Board, the allowances payable to them and the manner in which they may exercise their powers and discharge their functions; 2[(aa) the manner in which the persons to represent municipal corporations are to be elected under clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 5;] (b) the maximum load (including any load occasioned by the weight of passengers) to be carried or drawn by any animal; (c) the conditions to be observed for preventing the over-crowding of animal; (d) the period during which, and the hours between which, any class of animals shall not be used for draught purposes; (e) prohibiting the use of any bit or harness involving cruelty to animals; 2[(ea) the other methods of destruction of stray dogs referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 11; (eb) the methods by which any animal which cannot be removed without cruelty may be destroyed under sub-section (3) of section 13;]

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