Bare Acts

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

An Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals.

पशुओं के प्रति क्रूरता का निवारण अधिनियम, 1960

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1960

Location:

Enactment Date:

12/26/1960

Enforcement Date:

01-04-1961

Ministry:

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department:

Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

All Section List

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 3

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Definitions.

Section 3

Duties of persons having charge of animals.

ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA

Section 4 to Section 10

Section 4

Establishment of Animal Welfare Board of India.

Section 5

Constitution of the Board.

Section 5A

Reconstitution of the Board.

Section 6

Term of office and conditions of service of members of the Board.

Section 7

Secretary and other employees of the Board.

Section 8

Funds of the Board.

Section 9

Functions of the Board .

Section 10

Power of Board to make regulations.

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GENERALLY

Section 11 to Section 13

Section 11

Treating animals cruelly.

Section 12

Penalty for practising phooka or doom dev.

Section 13

Destruction of suffering animals.

EXPERIMENTATION ON ANIMALS

Section 14 to Section 20

Section 14

Experiments on animals.

Section 15

Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals.

Section 15A

Sub-committees.

Section 16

Staff of the Committee.

Section 17

Duties of the Committee and power of the Committee to make rules relating to experiments on animals.

Section 18

Power of entry and inspection.

Section 19

Power to prohibit experiments on animals.

Section 20

Penalties.

PERFORMING ANIMALS

Section 21 to Section 27

Section 21

?Exhibit? and ?train? defined.

Section 22

Restriction on exhibition and training of performing animals.

Section 23

Procedure for registration.

Section 24

Power of court to prohibit or restrict exhibition and training of performing animals.

Section 25

Power to enter premises.

Section 26

Offences.

Section 27

Exemptions.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 28 to Section 41

Section 28

Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion.

Section 29

Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal.

Section 30

Presumption as to guilt in certain cases.

Section 31

Cognizability of offences.

Section 32

Power of search and seizure.

Section 33

Search warrants.

Section 34

General power of seizure for examination.

Section 35

Treatment and care of animals.

Section 36

Limitation of prosecutions.

Section 37

Delegation of powers.

Section 38

Power to make rules.

Section 38A

Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.

Section 39

Persons authorised under section 34 to be public servants.

Section 40

Indemnity.

Section 41

Repeal of Act 11 of 1890.