THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT , 1960
http://pcaact1960.blogspot.com/ NEEDS ITS REVIEW & AMENDMENTS IN INDIA NOW because the punishment for violation of the sections of the Act is minor & toothless, where as the section 11 (Partly) & section 12 are the cognizable - what about other sections & why not whole section 11 & Notifications issued under section 38 of the Act by the Govt. of India ?
There are mendatory provisions under section 12 & 29 but un-effective, where are the Infirmaries set up under section 35 of the said Act ?, a public interest litigation moved in the Hon'ble High Court at Chandigarh by the People for Animals Haryana -
http://www.pfaharyana.inThere are provisions for delegation a Police power to the others under section 34 but not effective. Naresh Kadyan
http://nareshkadyan.blogspot.com/ compiled a book on all animal related Act's & Notifications in Hindi for awareness in the Country, the same can be obtained from email- PUBLISHING@CONCEPTPUB.COM
THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT, 1960 SECTION 38 AUTHORISED
THE CENTRAL GOVT. TO MAKE RULES BUT THE VIOLATION OF THESE RULES ARE
NOT COGNIZABLE, LIKEWISE SECTION 19 & 22, THE PUNISHMENTS UNDER
THESE SECTION IS VERY MINOR WHERE AS SECTION 11 PARTLY &
SECTION 12 ARE COGNIZABLE BUT THE PUNISHMENT UNDER SECTION 11 IS
VERY MINOR. UNDER SECTION 12 & 29 ANIMAL CAN BE FOREFITTED TO THE
GOVT. & THIS IS THE MENDATORY PROVISIONS BUT RESULTS NIL.THE
GENERAL POWER OF SEIZERS FOR EXAMINATION UNDER SECTION 34, BUT
NEVER REVIEWED THE WORK PERFORMANCE OF THE AUTHORISED PERSONS.
SECTION 35 TREATMENT & CARE OF ANIMALS DURING COURT TRIALS
- FEW INFIRMARIES SET UP & WORKING EFFECTIVELY IN INDIA.17 %
DISTRICT MAGISTRATES OF THE COUNTRY FIX UP THE FEEDING CHARGES RATES
DURING TRIALS. 97% SOCIETIES OF PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ALONG
WITH 98 % OF COMMITTIES UNDER ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL DOGS RULES , 2001
YET TO BE SET UP AT DISTRICT LEVELS IN THE COUNTRY. UNDER SECTION 96-97
OF A RULES MADE OUT BY THE CENTRAL GOVT. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ANIMAL
WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA AUTHORISED TO DELEGATE ITS POWERS TO ISSUE AN
CERTIFICATE BEFORE TRANSPORTATION OF AN ANIMAL BUT IN PRACTICAL NEVER
IMPLEMENTED & REVIEWED YET. THE WORK PERFORMANE OF EVERY
INSPECTOR-AWBI , MEMBERS OF THE AWBI & THE AUTHORISED
PERSONS MAY BE ASSESSED & REVIEWED.
