The PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement.

(1) This Act may be called the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

(2) It extends to the whole of India [Omitted] .

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different States and for the different provisions contained in this Act.

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  1. 1.Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2.Definitions.
  3. 3.Duties of persons having charge of animals.
  4. 4.Establishment of Animal Welfare Board of India.
  5. 5.Constitution of the Board.
  6. 5A.Reconstitution of the Board.
  7. 6.Term of office and conditions of service of members of the Board.
  8. 7.Secretary and other employees of the Board.
  9. 8.Funds of the Board.
  10. 9.Functions of the Board .
  11. 10.Power of Board to make regulations.
  12. 11.Treating animals cruelly.
  13. 12.Penalty for practising phooka or doom dev.
  14. 13.Destruction of suffering animals.
  15. 14.Experiments on animals.
  16. 15.Committee for control and supervision of experiments on animals.
  17. 15A.Sub-committees.
  18. 16.Staff of the Committee.
  19. 17.Duties of the Committee and power of the Committee to make rules relating to experiments on animals.
  20. 18.Power of entry and inspection.
  21. 19.Power to prohibit experiments on animals.
  22. 20.Penalties.
  23. 21.“Exhibit” and “train” defined.
  24. 22.Restriction on exhibition and training of performing animals.
  25. 23.Procedure for registration.
  26. 24.Power of court to prohibit or restrict exhibition and training of performing animals.
  27. 25.Power to enter premises.
  28. 26.Offences.
  29. 27.Exemptions.
  30. 28.Saving as respects manner of killing prescribed by religion.
  31. 29.Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animal.
  32. 30.Presumption as to guilt in certain cases.
  33. 31.Cognizability of offences.
  34. 32.Power of search and seizure.
  35. 33.Search warrants.
  36. 34.General power of seizure for examination.
  37. 35.Treatment and care of animals.
  38. 36.Limitation of prosecutions.
  39. 37.Delegation of powers.
  40. 38.Power to make rules.
  41. 38A.Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  42. 39.Persons authorised under section 34 to be public servants.
  43. 40.Indemnity.
  44. 41.Repeal of Act 11 of 1890.