The Cattle Trespass Act,1871 (Bare Act)/
Universal Law Publishing
- New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2010.
- ii,24 p.
THE CATTLE-TRESPASS ACT, 1871 CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Sections 1. Title and extent 2. [Rqrcalcd] 3. Interpretation clause CHAPTER n POUNDS AND FOUND-KEEPERS 4. Establishment of pounds 5. Control of pounds. Rate of charge for feeding impounded cattle 6. Appointment of pound-keepers Pound-keepers may hold other offices Pound-keepers to be public servants DUTIES OF POUND-KEEPERS 7. To keep registers and furnish returns 8. To register seizures 9. To take charge of and feed cattle CHAPTER III IMPOUNDING CATTLE 10. Cattle damaging land Police to aid seizures 11. Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments 12. Fines for cattle impounded List of fines and charges for feeding CHAPTER IV DELIVERY OR SALE OF CATTLE 13. Procedure when owner claims the cattle and pays fines and cliarges 14. Procedure if cattle be not claimed within a week 15. Delivery to owner disputing legality of seizure but making deposit 16. Procedure when owner refuses or omits to pay the fines and expenses Deduction of fines and expenses Delivery of unsold cattle and balance of proceeds Receipts 17. Disposal of fines, expenses and surplus proceeds of sales 18. [Repealed] 19. Officers and pound-keepers not to purchase cattle at sales under Act Poimd-keepers when not to release impotmded cattle
CHAPTER V COMPLAINTS OF ILLEGAL SEIZURE OR DETENTION 20. Power to make complaints 21. Procedure on complaint 22. Compeirsation for illegal seizure or detention Release of cattle 23. Recovery of compensation CHAPTER VI PENALTIES 24. Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same 25. Recovery of penalty for mischief committed by causing cattle to trespass 26. Penalty for damage caused to land or crops or public roads by pigs . 27. Penalty on pounds-keeper failing to perform duties 28. Application of fines recovered under sections 25, 26 or 27 CHAPTER Vll suns FOR COMPENSATION 29. Saving of right- to sue for compensation 30. Set-off CHAPTER VIU . s .. -, SUPPLEMENTAL , '31. Power for State Government to transfer certain functions to , , ; local authority SCHEDULE.—{Repealed]