Punjab Cattle Fairs (Regulation) Act, 1967
No: 6 Dated: Feb, 24 1968
THE PUNJAB CATTLE FAIRS (REGULATION) ACT, 1967
Punjab Act 6 of 1968
AN ACT to regulate the holding of cattle fairs.
BE it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Eighteenth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1.Short title. - This Act may be called the Punjab Cattle Fairs (Regulation) Act, Short title 1967.
2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) 'broker' means a person who strikes a bargain between a seller and a purchaser of cattle, in any cattle fair, on payment of commission;
(b) 'cattle' includes a buffalo, camel, cow, donkey, elephant, goat, horse, mule, sheep and their young-ones and such other animals as the State Government may by notification specify;
[(bb) 'cattle fair' means a gathering of more than twenty-five persons for the purpose of general sale, purchase or exhibition for general sale or purchase of cattle; [and includes cattle market];
[(bbb) 'cattle market' means a place where the business of sale or purchase of cattle is regularly conducted;]
(c) 'Deputy Commissioner, includes an Additional Deputy Commissioner and such other officer as the State Government may by notification appoint for the purpose of exercising the powers and performing the functions of a Deputy Commissioner under this Act;
(d) 'fair area' means such areas within a district as may be specified by a fair officer for the purpose of holding a cattle fair;
(e) 'fair officer' in relation to any fair area means an officer appointed under section 4 for such area;
(f) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act.
3. Bar on holding etc., of cattle fairs except by or under authority of State Government. - (1) The right to hold a cattle fair at any place in the State of Punjab and to control, manage and regulate such fair shall vest exclusively in the State Government and shall be exercisable by it, in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, through such persons or authorities as it may deem fit.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force and save as provided by sub-section (1), it shall be unlawful for any person or local authority to hold, control, manage or regulate a cattle fair at any place in the State of Punjab.