Section 60
Jurisdiction of court
of Animal (Diseases and Quarantine) Act
ActIn forceProvision 60 of 65
Section 60
(1)
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Criminal
Procedure Code (Chapter 7), a Court of a Magistrate shall have jurisdiction to try any offence against this Act and shall have power to impose the full penalty or punishment in respect of any offence against this Act.
(2)
For the purpose of section 133 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(Chapter 7) and notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) thereof, a Magistrate may take cognisance of an offence against this Act upon receiving a complaint in writing and signed by the Director or an authorised officer.