Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Cattle Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1991 (Act No. 21 of 1991). (Madhya Pradesh Krishik Pashu Parirakshan (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1991)

17 MADHYA PRADESH ACT NO. 21 OF 1991 MADHYA PRAD ESH KRISHIK PASHU PARIRAKSHAN (SANSHODHAN) ADHINIYAM, 1991 (Received the assent of the Governor on the 17th September, 1991; assent first published in the "Madhya Pradesh Gazette (Extraordinary)", dated the 20th September, 1991.) An Act further to amend the Madhya Pradesh Krishik Pashu Parirakshan Adhiniyam, 1959. Be it enacted by the Madhya Pradesh Legislature in the Forty-second Year of the Republic of India as follows : Short title. 1. This Act may be called the Madhya Krishik Pashu Parirakshan (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam), 1991. Amendment ofSection 4 2. For sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Madhya Pradesh Krishik Pashu Parirakshan Adhiniyam, 1959 (No. 18 of 1959) (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any usage or custom to the contrary, no person shall slaughter or cause to be slaughtered or offer or cause to be offered, for slaughter (a) cow, calf or cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock; and (b) any other agricultural cattle unless he has obtained in respect of such cattle a certificate in writing issued by the Competent Authority for the area in which the cattle is to be slaughter that the cattle is fit for slaughter." Amendment ofSection 6. 3. In Section 6 of the Principal Act, for the words "agricultural cattle other than cow or calf of cow" the words "cow, calf of cow, calf of she buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted. Amendment of Section 6-A. 18 4. In Section 6-A of the Principal Act, for the words "cow or calf of cow" the words" cow, calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted. Amendment ofSection 6-B. 5. In Section 6-B of the Principal Act, (a) in sub-section (1). (i) for the words "cow or calf of cow" the words "cow, calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted; (ii) for the words "cows and calf of cows" the words "cow, calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted; (iii) for the words "cows or calves of cows for which the permit for export is required" the word "it" shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (2) for the words "cows or calves of cows" occurring twice the words "cow, and calf of cow, calf of she buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted. Substituted ofSection 6-C. 5. For Section 6-C of the Principal Act, the following Section shall be substituted, namely: Special Permits. "6-C. The State Government may issue special permits for transport or export of cow, calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock if it is of the opinion that it will be in the public interest to do so." Amendment ofSection 7. 7. In Section of the Principal Act, (a) for the marginal heading, the following marginal heading shall be substituted, namely : "Prohibition of purchase, sale or any other manner of disposal of cow, calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock" ; 19 (b) for the words "cows, calves of cows or calves of she buffaloes", the words "cow, calf of cow, calf of she buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted. Amendment of Sec(jon 9. 8. In sub-section (3) of Section 9 of the Principal Act, (a) in clause (a) , for the words "cow or calves of cows" the words calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock" shall be substituted: "cow, (b) in clause (b), for the words "cows or calves of cows" occurring twice and for the words "cows or calves of cows", the words "cow, calf of cow, calf of she-buffalo, bull or bullock" shall respectively be substituted. Amendment ofSec(jon 17. 9. In Section 17 of the Principal Act, the words "religious" shall be omitted.