56. Amendment of section 66 of the principal enactment

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Section 66 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows :—

(1)

(a)

in subsection (1) of that section by the repeal of paragraph (bb)thereof and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(bb)

enter and search without warrant any hut, house, wadi, any shop, hotel, restaurant, rest house or eating house and question any person found in such hut, house, wadi, any shop, hotel, restaurant, rest house or eating house;”

(b)

in paragraph (d) of that subsection, by the substitution for the words “of his offence;” of the words “of his offence. Any person arrested under this paragraph shall be produced before the magistrate within twenty four hours excluding the time required for travel;”.

(2)

in paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words “or obstructs, or resists,” of the words “or obstructs, or assaults, threatens or resists,”.

(3)

in subsection (3) of that section, by the substitution for the words “not less than five thousand rupees and not more than ten thousand rupees” of the words

“not less than twenty thousand rupees and not more than one hundred thousand rupees”.

(4)

by the repeal of subsection (4) of that section and the substitution therefor of the following subsection:—

“(4) For the purpose of this section—

(a)

“animal” means any mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish or invertebrates, but does

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not include any domestic animal as defined in section 11;

(b)

“wildlife officer” means the Director-General or the Directors, Deputy Directors,

Assistant Directors, Wildlife Rangers,

Range Assistant or Wildlife Guards of the

Department of Wildlife Conservation unless otherwise any other meaning is specified under this Ordinance.”.

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56. Amendment of section 66 of the principal enactment

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