The Wildlife (Protection) (Assam Amendment) Act, 2009

~ ~~ f164~q~ THE ASSAM GAZETTE Registered No.-768/97 ~~'1 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY [ ~~ 314 ~~, ~~, 20 '6ICfFq<l, 2010, 28~, 1932 (~) 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 received the 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 2464 THE ASSAM GAZEITE, EXTRAORD~ARY, OCTOBER 20,2010 ACT further to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, m its application 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 :ts application to the csta e of Assam; Central Act No. 53 of 1972 It is hereby enacted in the Sixtieth Year of the Republic 0·- G. follows:- Short title. extent an Commencement. Amendment of section 51. Insertion of section S1B "Offences to be cognizable: non bailabale and triable by the Court of Sessions (3) . 2. In the p : cipa section(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 "ten thousand", the words "seven years", "ten years" and "fifty thousand" respectively shall be substituted. (ii) in the second proviso, for the words "three years", "seven years" and "twenty five thousand", the words "ten years", "life imprisonment" and "seventy five thousand respectively, shall be sub tituted. 3. In the principal Act, after section 51 A, the following new 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 meaning the Code of C~ Pr cecure.1973 (2) Notwithstan . g ar -:..-:~. contained in the Criminal Procedure _-'-3, 0 ?e-so~ acc sec - offence punisha e - er :":-_8 _ et s ail X re eas bail unless- THE A .~ 1GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, OCTOBER: :~ p..... secutor has been given an oppc: or such release; and (bJ the 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 un Court·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) . .