West Bengal Cattle Licensing Act, 1959

No: 1 Dated: Mar, 20 1959

THE WEST BENGAL CATTLE LICENSING ACT, 1959

West Bengal Act I of 1959

    An Act to regulate the keeping of cattle in urban areas.

    Whereas it is expedient in the interest of public health and sanitation to regulate the keeping of cattle in urban areas and for that purpose to provide for the licensing of cattle;

    It is hereby enacted as follows :-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) This Act may be called the West Bengal Cattle Licensing Act, 1959.

(2) It shall come into force in such urban areas and with effect from such dates as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different urban areas:

Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, extend the provisions of this Act to such other area as it may specify in this behalf, and with effect from the date of such notification . this Act shall come into force in that area.

2. Definitions. - In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-

(a) "Appellate Authority" means an Appellate Authority appointed by notification for any urban area or part thereof in which this Act has come into force;

(b) "cattle" means any animal of the bovine species and includes buffaloes;

(c) "family" means a set of parents, children, servants and other relations living together in the same mess;

(d) "householder" means a person who occupies any premises as his own dwelling;

(e) "license" means a license issued under this Act;

(f) "Licensing Authority" means a Licensing Authority appointed by notification for any urban area or part thereof in which this Act has come into force;

(g) "notification" means a notification published by the State Government in the Official Gazette;

(h) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act;

(i) "urban area" means-

(i) the area within Calcutta as defined in the Calcutta Municipal Act, 1951, or any part or parts of such area, or

(ii) the area within any municipality as defined in the Bengal Municipal Act, 1932, or within Chandernagore as defined in the Chandernagore Municipal Act, 1955, or any part or parts of such area;

(iii) any area which the State Government in view of its development and growing population declares to be an urban area.

3. Cattle not to be kept or imported in certain areas without license. - After this Act comes into force in any urban area no person shall keep in, or import into, such area any cattle expect under a valid license.

Explanation. - For the purpose of this section, "import" includes the unloading of cattle from any railway wagon, vehicle or vessel or any other conveyance used in carrying the same and also the taking of cattle through any urban area.