The TAMIL NADU RINDERPEST ACT, 1940
tamil-nadu · 1940
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the 1(Tamil Nadu) Rinderpest Act, 1940
- S. 2Section 2 modifies references to different types of magistrates under the Criminal Procedure Code for jurisdiction and limitations on claims and suits.
- S. 3This word was substituted for the word "Provincial ': by the Adaptation Order of 1950
- S. 4Section 4 authorizes the State Government to appoint Veterinary Surgeons and Inspectors for managing rinderpest within specified local limits.
- S. 5Section 5 empowers the Tamil Nadu government to control rinderpest by mandating animal inoculations, regulating animal movement, and prohibiting animal gatherings.
- S. 6Section requires owners and veterinary practitioners to report suspected rinderpest cases to local inspectors.
- S. 7Section allows a veterinary surgeon to conduct post-mortems and exhume carcasses of suspected infective animals.
- S. 8Section 8 empowers inspectors to isolate and examine suspected infective animals for rinderpest and report to the Veterinary Surgeon.
- S. 9Section 9 mandates cleaning and disinfection of carriers transporting animals and allows government inspection and cleansing if unsanitary.
- S. 10Section 10 allows a veterinary surgeon to order disinfection or destruction of items in places where an infective animal was kept.
- S. 11Section 11 declares infected places, orders disinfection, and mandates Veterinary Surgeon examination and reporting.
- S. 12Section 12 empowers a Veterinary Surgeon to declare a sale, exhibition, or transit animal holding as infected and take specific follow-up actions.
- S. 13Section 13 allows the State Government to confirm or cancel declarations made under previous sections regarding rinderpest control.
- S. 14Section 14 prohibits the removal of animals from declared infected areas under the Tamil Nadu Rinderpest Act, 1940.
- S. 15Section 15 allows inspectors or police to order the return of animals removed from infected areas without proper license.
- S. 16Section 16 allows inspectors to enter and inspect any premises for enforcing the Act's provisions.
- S. 17Section 17 mandates a reasonable time for compliance with orders and allows authorities to enforce measures at the owner's expense if not met.
- S. 18Where any action
- S. 19Section penalizes non-compliance with rinderpest control measures with fines up to 100 rupees for repeat offenses.
- S. 20Section penalizes keeping or grazing infective animals in public areas, with fines up to ₹100 for repeat offenses.
- S. 21Section penalizes bringing infective animals to markets or gatherings with fines up to 100 rupees for repeat offenses.
- S. 22Section penalizes placing infectious animal carcasses in water bodies with fines and imprisonment.
- S. 23Section penalizes unauthorized removal of infectious animal carcasses with fines up to 100 rupees for repeat offenses.
- S. 24Section 24 allows Sub-Inspector rank or higher police officers to arrest offenders against the Act without a warrant or magistrate order.
- S. 25No Magistrate shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except upon the complaint or report of a Veterinary
- S. 26Section 26 specifies that only certain magistrates can try offenses under the Tamil Nadu Rinderpest Act, 1940.
- S. 27Section 27 prohibits compensation claims for losses caused by actions taken under the Act in good faith.
- S. 28(1) No suit, prosecution or other proceeding
- S. 29Section 29 bars suits against the Tamil Nadu Government and its officers for actions under the Act unless filed within six months.
- S. 30(1) The 1[State] Government may make rules power to carry out the purposes of this Act
- S. 1950Declarati on of public infected places