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THE ASSAM GAZETTE

Registered No.-768/97

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PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY

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No. 314 Dispur, Wednesday, 20th October, 2010, 28th Asvina, 1932 (S.E.)

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT: : LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

NOTIFICATION

The 19th October, 2010

No. LGL.I07/200S/33.- The following Act of the Assam Legislative Assembly which receivedthe assent of the President is hereby published for general information.

ASSAM ACT NO. XXXI OF 2010

(Received the assent of the President on 26th September, 2010)

THE WILDLIFE (PROTECTION) (ASSAM AMENDMENT) ACT, 2009

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ACT

further to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, m itsapplication to the tate of Assam.

Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Wildlife (Protection)Act, 1972, herei after referred to as the Principal Act, i :tsapplication to the csta e of Assam;

Central ActNo. 53 of1972

It is hereby enacted in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic 0·- G.

follows:-

Short title. extent anCommencement.

Amendmentof section 51.

Insertion ofsection S1B

"Offences to becognizable: nonbailabale and triableby the Court ofSessions

(3) .

2. In the p : cipasection(l),(i) In' the first proviso,-

ectio o

(a) in between the words "hunting in" and" a sanctuary"the words" or .outside the boundary of' shall be inserted;

,(b) for thc words "three .years" , "seven years" and "tenthousand", the words "seven years", "ten years" and "fiftythousand" respectively shall be substituted.

(ii) in the second proviso, for the words "three years","seven years" and "twenty five thousand", the words "tenyears", "life imprisonment" and "seventy five thousandrespectively, shall be sub tituted.

3. In the principal Act, after section 51 A, the followingnew section 51 B shall be inserted, namely :-

51 B (1) Every offe ce punishable under this Act _be congnizab e ar d non- ailable within the meaningthe Code of C~ Pr cecure.1973

(2) Notwithstan . g ar -:..-:~. contained in theCriminal Procedure _-'-3, 0 ?e-so~ acc sec -offence punisha e - er :":-_8 _ et s ail X re easbail unless-

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:~ p..... secutor has been given an oppc:or such release; and

(bJthe court's •.",-';c-':; .•••.for believing iat t

offence while on bail

- ~ u or opposes the. applica - -·'.ere are reasonable gro '..

aecusec .s not likely to commi 2..,

(3) The offences unCourt·of Sessions of

hall be triable by the-....:"":"-'0......,,." iurisdiction."

RD. A. HAQUE,~~~., the Govt. of Assam,

,-;"-","-;:"_ Department, Dispur.

GUWAHATI - Printed and Published b th D) . .