Act Number: 59

Act Name: The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

Year: 1960

Enactment Date: 1960-12-26

Long Title: An Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals.

Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare

Department: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying

Section 36: Limitation of prosecutions.
    A prosecution for an offence against this Act shall not be instituted after the expiration of three months from the date of the commission of the offence.
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