1THE PUNJAB SILKWORMS (REGULATION AND
CONTROL) ORDINANCE, 1972
( VI of
1972)
[24th
March, 1972]
An
Ordinance
to amend and regulate
the production, supply, possession and rearing of silkworms.
Preamble.— WHEREAS it is expedient to control and regulate the production,
supply, possession and rearing of silkworms;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the
Martial Law Proclamation of 25th March, 1969 read with the Proclamation of 20th
December, 1971, and the Provisional Constitution Order, and in exercise of all
powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to
make and promulgate the following Ordinance:-
1.
Short title,
extent and commencement. — (1) This Ordinance may be called the Punjab
Silkworms (Regulation and Control) Ordinance, 1972.
(2)
It extends to the whole of the Punjab.
(3)
It shall come into force at once.
2.
Definitions.
— In this Ordinance, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or
context—
(a)
“Government” means the Government of the Punjab;
(b)
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules;
(c)
“rules” means the rules made under this Ordinance; and
(d) “silkworms” include
silkworm seeds and silk cacoons.
3.
Production,
possession, supply and rearing of silkworms. — (1) No person shall produce,
supply, possess or rear silkworms except in accordance with the provisions of
this Ordinance and the rules.
(2)
Government may, on application made to it and on
payment of such price as may be fixed and on such terms and conditions as may
be prescribed, supply silkworms to any person.
(3)
Government may authorise any person to perform its
functions under sub-section
(2) , on payment of such fee and in such manner as may be
prescribed.
4.
Power to
enter, search and seize silkworms.— (1) Any officer authorised by the Government
in this behalf may enter and search any premises where he has reason to believe
that an offence under this Ordinance has been, is being or is about to be
committed and may seize the silkworms in respect of which such offence has
been, is being or is about to be committed.
(2)
If any officer of the Government referred to in
sub-section (1) requires police assistance for carrying out the purposes of
this Ordinance, he may send requisition to the officer incharge of a police
station who shall, on such requisition, render the necessary assistance.
5.
Penalty.—
(1) Whoever contravenes any of the provisions of this Ordinance or the rules
shall, on conviction before a magistrate, be punished with imprisonment of
either description for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which
may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.
(2)
The court trying an offence under this Ordinance may
order that—
(a)
the silkworms involved in the offence shall be
destroyed under the supervision of an officer authorised by Government in this
behalf; and
The Ordinance
was promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 16th March, 1972; published in
the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated
th March,
1972, pages 266-E to 266-G; saved and validated by Articles 268 and 269 of the
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1973).
(b)
on the recovery of the fine imposed under sub-section
(1), an amount not exceeding half of the amount of fine shall be paid as reward
to the person giving information in respect of the offence.
6.
Cognizance
of offence.— No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this
Ordinance except on a report in writing of the facts constituting such offence
by a person authorised by Government in this behalf.
7.
Delegation
of powers. — Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, order
that all or any of the powers exercisable by it under this Ordinance, shall
also be exercisable by any officer subordinate to it.
8.
Power to
make rules. — Government may make rules to carry out the purposes of this
Ordinance.
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