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(/) This Act may be called the Punjab Pro- hibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Punjab. (5) It shall come into force at once. Price : Re 0-2-0 ( 877 ) Short title, extent and commence- ment. • y '••? ' Fwaj N.._ J . . . , 878 PUNJAB GC GOVT GAZ.(£XTRA.), J U N E 27, 1956 Definitions. 2 In this Act, unl^s there: is anything repug- 111 u n a 4 xv», in. nant in the subject or .context V • M "beef means flesh of cow m any form but ^ does n^t Include flesh of cow contained fn sealed containers and imported *nto ' * ( i ) byproducts include extraction from j (^V "cow" includes a bull, bullock, ox, heifer, ^ . u M ^ ^ ^ j ' or calf ; ' 4 - (<f) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; • . ,(e) ".slaughter" means killing by any method ;> whatsoever and include^...maiming and mfficting of physical injury which in the ordinary course will cause death ; (f) "Government" means the Government of Punjab' ; and ... :(g) "uneconomic cow" includes stray, un- protected, infirm, disabled, diseased ; - or barren :cow. • •: • . T^ w b ,'^'°.