Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission Act, 2014

No: 27 Dated: Sep, 23 2014

Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission Act, 2014

(Punjab Act No. 27 of 2014)

    An Act to establish the Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission for the preservation and welfare of Cows in the State, for the supervision and control of institutions established for the purpose and to provide for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

    Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Punjab in the Sixty-fifth Year of the Republic of India, as follows:-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the Punjab Gau-Sewa Commission Act, 2014.

(2) It shall come into force on and with effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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

(a) "Chairperson" means a Chairperson of the Commission;

(b) "Commission" means a Commission constituted under section 3;

(c) "Cow" includes a bull, bullock, ox, heifer or calf;

(d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development;

(e) "institution" means any charitable institution or Non-Government Organization engaged in Cow welfare and established for the purpose of keeping, breeding, rearing and maintaining Cow or for the purpose of reception, protection, care, management and treatment of infirm, aged and diseased Cow and includes Gausadan, Gaushala, Pinjrapole, Gauraksha Sanstha and their federation or union registered under any enactment for the time being in force or otherwise;

(f) "member" means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the Member Secretary;

(g) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(h) "section" means a section of this Act; 

(i) "State" means the State of Punjab ; and

(j) "Vice-Chairperson" means Vice-Chairperson of the Commission.