The Gujarat Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1980

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    "title": "The Gujarat Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1980",
    "short_title": "The Gujarat Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1980",
    "act_number": "Gujarat Act No. 25 of 1980",
    "act_year": 1980,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Gujarat",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Gujarat Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1980",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, commencement and application.",
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        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(1) \"appointed day\" in relation to a village or local area means the date on which this Act is made applicable to such village or local area.\n(2) \"cow\" includes a heifer;\n(3) \"Licence\" means a licence granted under section 5;\n(4) \"Live stock officer\" means an officer or person appointed or invested with powers under section 3;\n(5) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules;\n(6) \"rules\" means rules made under section 22;\n(7) \"village\" means a village as defined in the Bombay Land Revenue Code 1879 (Bombay V of 1879); and\n(8) \"a person is said to keep a bull\" if such person owns the bull or has the bull in his possession or custody.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Live-stock officer.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Prohibition for keeping a bull for breeding purposes.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Grant of licences.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Refusal to grant or revocation of licence.",
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            "content": "(a) of detective or inferior conformation and likely to beget defective or inferior progeny; or\n(b) permanently affected with any contagious or infectious disease; or\n(c) permanently affected with any other disease rendering the bull, unsuitable for breeding purposes; or.\n(d) not of prescribed quality, standard or breed:",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 5
        },
        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Grant of duplicate licence.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Duration of licence.",
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            "content": "(a) the period specified therein expires; or\n(b) it is revoked under this Act; or\n(c) the bull dies or is castrated in the prescribed manner.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 7
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Inspection of bulls.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power to order castration of bulls.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Duty to produce licence.",
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            "content": "(a) within a reasonable time on demand made by a live-stock officer or any other officer authorised by general or special order by the State Government in this behalf in any place where the bull is for the time being.\n(b) before a cow is served by a bull on demand made by the person in charge of the cow.",
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            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Penalty for keeping a bull in contravention of this Act or rules or without or in contravention of licence.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "13. Penalty for neglect or failure to comply with notice under section 6 or 10.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "14. Penalty for neglect or failure to comply with requisition under section 9 or 11.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Power of live-stock officer to castrate.",
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            "content": "(a) castrated in the prescribed manner, and\n(b) sold by public auction or sent to a panjarapol ;\n(i) if not sold by public auction, or\n(ii) if sent to a panjarapol , shall be delivered to such owner on payment of the costs, charges and expenses incurred for the maintenance of the said bull and determined in the prescribed manner, or\n(iii) if sold by public auction, the proceeds of such sale shall be paid to such owner after deducing therefrom the costs, charges, and expenses incurred for the maintenance and sale of the said bull and determined in the prescribed manner.",
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            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Power of live-stock officer to inspect or mark a bull or to enter premises.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) to inspect any bull,\n(b) to mark any bull with any prescribed mark in the prescribed manner,\n(c) to enter any premises or other place in the prescribed manner where he has reason to believe that a bull is kept.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Village patel and village police members bound to assist live-stock officers.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) to give immediate information to a live-stock officer of the commission of any offence, or the intention or preparation to commit any offence punishable under this Act which may come to their knowledge;\n(b) to take all reasonable measures in their power to prevent the commission of any such offence which they know or have reason to believe is about to be committed; and\n(c) to assist any live-stock officer in carrying out the provisions of this Act.",
            "footnote": "",
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            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Cognizance of offences under the Act.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Live-stock officer to be public servant.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Protection of persons acting in good faith and limitation of suits and prosecutions.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Revision.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Power of State Government to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) for the whole or any part of the State of Gujarat, and\n(b) to provide for all matters expressly required or allowed by this Act to be prescribed by rules.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Power of State Government to apply the provisions of this Act to buffalo bulls.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Repeal and saving.",
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            "content": "(a) the Bombay Live-stock improvement Act, 1933 (Bombay XXII of 1933), as in force in the Bombay area of the State.\n(b) the Bombay Live-stock Improvement Act, 1933 (Bombay XXII of 1933) as adapted and applied to the Saurashtra area of the State.\n(c) the Bombay Live-stock Improvement Act, 1933 (Bombay XXII of 1933) as extended to the Kutch area of the State.\n(a) the previous operation of the Acts so repealed or of anything duly done or suffered thereunder;\n(b) any right, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Acts so repealed;\n(c) any penalty or punishment incurred or imposed in respect of any offence committed under the Acts so repealed, or\n(d) any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, obligation or liability, penalty or punishment as aforesaid, and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced and any such penalty or punishment may be imposed as if this Act had not been passed:",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        }
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "guj104",
        "Act Number": "Gujarat Act No. 25 of 1980",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1980",
        "Short Title": "The Gujarat Live-Stock Improvement Act, 1980",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Gujarat"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}