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IMPOUNDING ACT 1920
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1--Preliminary
1. Short title
3. Interpretation
PART 2--Pounds and poundkeepers
4. Establishment of pounds and appointment of poundkeepers
5. Notice in Gazette to be evidence of establishment of pound or appointment of poundkeeper
6. Governor or council may close pound
7. Pound to be fenced, enclosed, and kept clean and in repair
7A. Provision of shelter in pounds
8. Constant supply of water to be maintained
9. Persons using or milking cattle without consent of owner
11. Pound book, copy of this Act, and file of Gazette to be kept by poundkeeper
12. Poundkeeper to keep a board of fees and charges, and rates for ordinary damage
13. Poundage fees and charges, how to be accounted for
PART 3--Impounding of cattle
14. Power to impound cattle
15. Owner may impound on his own land cattle trespassing on such land
15A. Cattle to be impounded may be driven or conveyed to pound
16. Impounding unlawfully or in unauthorised place
17. Fees to be paid to poundkeeper
18. Rates for damage by trespass
19. Fees and rates may be varied
20. Person impounding not liable to fees
21. Cattle to be restored to owner on payment or tender of amount claimed
22. Notice to be given by person impounding cattle in public pound
23. Duty and responsibility of poundkeeper
24. Notice of cattle impounded to be posted up at pound
25. Notice of impounding
26. Poundkeeper may charge for service of notice
PART 4--Disposal of cattle impounded
27. Cattle to be released on payment of damages and poundkeeper's fees and charges
28. Sum payable in respect of cattle impounded may be secured
29. Payment under protest where owner alleges amount claimed is excessive
30. Delivery of cattle on recognizance without payment of damages
31. Payment to person impounding of money received in respect of cattle impounded
32. Proceedings prior to sale by poundkeeper of unclaimed cattle
33. Time and mode of sale of impounded cattle
34. Special provision with reference to valueless cattle
35. Special provision with reference to goats seized under section 14
36. Justice may order unsold cattle to be destroyed
37. Purchaser not bound to prove regularity of sale
38. Poundkeeper may recover fees and charges from owner of cattle
39. Justice may order destruction of dying or diseased cattle impounded
40. Application of money arising from sale of cattle impounded
PART 5--Miscellaneous
41. Goats, pigs, poultry etc may be destroyed
42. Stray cattle not to be taken away without notice to owner of land where they are
43. Pound rescues or breaches
44. Penalty for taking down rails or opening gates, to let cattle into or out of enclosed land
45. Penalty for allowing any bull, stallion, colt or ram to be at large
45A. Duty of supervision in relation to bulls, stallions and rams
46. Liability of owner of straying cattle
46A. Provision as to leasing of roads etc
48. Actions for full compensation for trespass
49. Damage must be sustained within one month of commencement of action
53. Mode of distribution of fines etc
SCHEDULE 3--Form of poundkeeper's book
SCHEDULE 4--Table of fees chargeable by ranger in respect of impounding of cattle
SCHEDULE 5--Fees for cattle impounded
SCHEDULE 6--Rates for damage by trespass by cattle
SCHEDULE 7--Form of advertisement in a newspaper circulating in the locality
SCHEDULE 8--Form of undertaking where cattle are released without payment of moneys due in respect thereof
Legislative history
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