Act Number: 27

Act Name: The Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009

Year: 2009

Enactment Date: 2009-03-20

Long Title: An Act to provide for the prevention, control and eradication of infectious and contagious diseases affecting animals, for prevention of outbreak or spreading of such diseases from one State to another, and to meet the international obligations of India for facilitating import and export of animals and animal products and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Section 45: Repeal and savings.
    On the commencement of this Act--
         (i) The Glanders and Farcy Act, 1899 (13 of 1899);
         (ii) The Dourine Act, 1910 (5 of 1910); and
         (iii) any other corresponding law of any State, so far as it is inconsistent with the provisions of this Act,
shall stand repealed:
     Provided that nothing contained in this section shall--
         (a) affect the previous operation of any such provision of law or anything duly done or suffered thereunder;
         (b) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any such provision of law;
         (c) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any such provision of law; or
         (d) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and every such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be continued, instituted or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture and punishment may be imposed, as if the aforesaid provisions of law had continued:
     Provided further that, anything done or any action taken under any such provision of law, including any notification, order, notice or receipt issued or declaration made, shall in so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be deemed to have been done, taken, issued or made under the corresponding provisions of this Act, and shall continue in force accordingly, unless and until superseded by anything done or any action taken under this Act.
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