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The Cattle-Trespass Act `1871

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Trespasses by Cattle.
1871
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. All sections

  2. 1
     Title and extent
  3. 2
     [Repealed.]
  4. 3
     Interpretation clause
  5. 4
     Establishment of pounds
  6. 5
     Control of pounds
  7. 6
     Appointment of pound-keepers. Pound-keepers may hold other offices. Pound-keepers to be public servants
  8. 7
     To keep registers and furnish returns
  9. 8
     To register seizures
  10. 9
     To take charge of and feed cattle
  11. 10
     Cattle damaging land
  12. 11
     Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments
  13. 12
     Fines for cattle impounded
  14. 13
     Procedure when owner claims the cattle and pays fines and charges
  15. 14
     Procedure if cattle be not claimed within a week
  16. 15
     Delivery to owner disputing legality of seizure but making deposit
  17. 16
     Procedure when owner refuses or omits to pay the fines and expenses
  18. 17
     Disposal of fines, expenses and surplus proceeds of sale
  19. 18
     [Repealed.]
  20. 19
     Officers and pound-keepers not to purchase cattle at sales under Act
  21. 20
     Power to make complaints
  22. 21
     Procedure on complaint
  23. 22
     Compensation for illegal seizure or detention
  24. 23
     Recovery of compensation
  25. 24
     Penalty for forcibly opposing the seizure of cattle or rescuing the same
  26. 25
     Recovery of penalty for mischief committed by causing cattle to trespass
  27. 26
     Penalty for damage caused to land or crops or public roads by pigs
  28. 27
     Penalty on pound-keeper failing to perform duties
  29. 28
     Application of fines recovered under section 25, 26 or 27
  30. 29
     Saving of right to sue for compensation
  31. 30
     Set-off
  32. 31
     Power for State Government to transfer certain functions to local authority