Cattle-trespass Act : Fines for cattle impounded Indian Bare Acts :

Cattle-trespass Act,1871

Act No : 1

Section : Fines for cattle impounded

4*[12. Fines for cattle impounded. For every head of cattle impounded as aforesaid, the pound-keepers shall levy a fine in accordance with the scale for the time being prescribed by the State Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette. Different scales may be prescribed for different local areas. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 1 of 1891, s. 3, for "take them or cause them to be taken without unnecessary delay". 2 As to the application of s. 11 to forests, see the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (17 of 1927), s. 70; to railways, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), s. 125 (4). 3 Subs. by Act 1 of 1891, s. 4, for "take them without unnecessary delay". 4 Subs. by Act 17 of 1921, s. 2, for the original s. 12. See s. 71 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (17 of 1927) under which the State Government may fix a different scale of fines for cattle impounded under s. 70 of that Act. 10 All fines so levied shall be sent to the Magistrate of the District through such officer as the State Government may direct. List of fines and charges for feeding. A list of the fines and of the rates of charge for feeding and watering cattle shall be posted in a conspicuous place on or near to every pound.]