Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995

No: 7 Dated: Jul, 01 1996

Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995

An act to provide for the preservation of certain animals suitable for milch, breeding, draught or agricultural purposes.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Forty-sixth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Goa.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–

(a) “Competent authority” means a person or body of persons appointed by the Government under section 3 to perform the functions of competent authority under this Act;

(b) “Government” means the Government of Goa;

(c) “Official Gazette” means the Official Gazette of the Government;

(d) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(e) “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Act;

(f) “Scheduled animal” means any animal specified in the Schedule and the Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, add to the Schedule any species of animals, after considering the necessity for preservation of that species of animals, and the provisions of section 3 of the Goa, Daman and Diu Laying of Rules before Legislature Act, 1980 (Act 5 of 1980) in so far as they relate to laying before, and modification by, the Legislature, shall apply in relation to such notification, as they apply to any rule referred to in that section.

3. Appointment of competent authority.— The Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint one or more persons or more bodies of persons to perform the functions of a competent authority under this Act and specify the areas within which they shall perform such functions.