11. Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments
11. Cattle damaging public roads, canals and embankments.—Persons in charge of public roads, pleasure-grounds, plantations, canals, drainage-works, embankments and the like and officers of police, may seize or cause to be seized any cattle doing damage to such roads, grounds, plantations, canals, drainage-works, embankments and the like, or the sides or slopes of such roads, canals, drainage-works or embankments or found straying thereon, and shall [send them or cause them to be sent within twenty-four hours] to the nearest pound.
Amendment notes (2)
- . As to the application of s. 11 to forests, see the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), s. 70; to railways see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), s. 125 (f).
- Subs . Subs. by Act 1 of 1891, s. 4, for "take them without unnecessary delay".