Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994

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    "title": "Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994",
    "short_title": "Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994",
    "act_number": "(Delhi Act No. 7 of 1994)",
    "act_year": 1994,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Delhi",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) 'Agricultural Cattle' means an animal specified in the Schedule;\n(b) 'Competent Authority' means the Director, Animal Husbandry, Government of Delhi;\n(c) 'Delhi' means the National Capital Territory of Delhi;\n(d) 'Export' means to take out from Delhi to any place outside it;\n(e) 'Government' means the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi;\n(f) 'Slaughter' means killing by any method whatsoever and includes naming or inflicting of physical injury which in the ordinary course will cause death;\n(g) 'Veterinary Officer' means a person appointed as such or invested with the powers of a Veterinary Officer under Section 3.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Appointment of a Veterinary Officer.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Prohibition on slaughter of Agricultural Cattle.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Prohibition on transport or export of agricultural cattle for slaughter.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "6. Appeal against the orders of refusal to grant permit under section 5.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Prohibition on sale, purchase, disposal in any other manner of agricultural cattle.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Prohibition on possession of flesh of Agricultural Cattle.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Prohibition on possession of flesh of Agricultural Cattle slaughtered outside Delhi.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Establishment of Institutions.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Power of entry, search and seizure.",
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            "content": "(a) enter, stop and search or authorize any person to enter, stop and search any vehicle used or intended to be used for the export of agricultural cattle.\n(b) seize or authorize the seizure of agricultural cattle in respect of which he suspects that any provision of sections 5, 7, 8 or 9 has been, is being or is about to be contravened alongwith the vehicles in which such agricultural cattle are found and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of agricultural cattle and vehicles so seized, in a court and for their safe custody pending production.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Penalty for contravention of sections 4, 5 or 7.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Penalty for contravention of sections 8 or 9.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Burden of proof on accused.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Offences to be cognizable and non bailable.",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Officers exercising powers under this Act shall be deemed to be public servants.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Protection of persons acting in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Constitution of a Board to supervise the proper implementation of the Act and Rules framed thereunder.",
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            "content": "(a)\n\t\t\t\tMinister-in-Charge of the Deptt. of Animal Husbandry.\n-\nChairman\n(b) Development Commissioner\n-\nMember secretary\n(c) 3 M.L.A.s to be nominated by the Government.\n-\nMembers\n(d) 5 Non-official representatives of social and\n\t\t\t\tdevelopmental organizations registered under the relevant Acts or\n\t\t\t\tthe persons actively engaged in looking after the welfare of the\n\t\t\t\tanimals to be nominated by the Government.\n-\nMembers\n(e) 5 Government officials to be nominated by\n\t\t\t\tthe Government\n-\nMembers",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(ii) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for:-\n(a) the forms and manner in which applications for permit under section 5 shall be made and the fees payable in respect of such applications.\n(b) the form of permit to be issued under Section 5.\n(c) every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as it is made, before the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Repeal and Saving.",
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            "content": "(i) the previous operation of any law so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or\n(ii) any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any law so repealed; or\n(iii) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed.\nSchedule\n[ See Section 2(a)]",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Cows of all ages",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Calves of Cows of all ages",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Bulls",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Bullocks.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 14th January, 2020 [dl199]",
        "Act Number": "(Delhi Act No. 7 of 1994)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1994",
        "Short Title": "Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1994",
        "Type": "UNION_TERRITORY",
        "Location": "Delhi"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:22"
}