How many sections are in The Elephant Preservation Act, 1879 (TEPA)?

The The Elephant Preservation Act, 1879 (TEPA) contains a total of 9 sections organized across 1 chapters. The chapters are: Chapter I — Full Text — 9 sections.

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What does TEPA deal with?

The Elephant Preservation Act, 1879 (TEPA) is an Indian legislation enacted in 1879 passed by the Parliament of India. An Act for the preservation of wild elephants. Read the complete bare act text with section-by-section navigation at Law on Tips.

What is the full form of TEPA?

TEPA stands for "The Elephant Preservation Act, 1879". It is an Indian legislation containing 9 sections across 1 chapters. You can read the complete TEPA bare act with all sections at Law on Tips.

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S.1Short title .-This Act may be called The Elephants' Preservation Act, 1879

S.2Definitions

S.3Killing and capture of wild elephants prohibited .-No person shall kill, injure or capture, or attempt to kill, injure or capture, any wild elephant unless

S.4[ Rights of Government with respect to certain elephants and tusks

S.5License to kill and capture wild elephants .-The Collector or Deputy Commissioner of any district may, subject to such rules as may for the time being be in force under this Act, grant licenses to kill, or to capture or to kill and capture wild elephants in such district:

S.6Power of State Government to declare what are main roads and canals, and to make rules as to licenses .-The State Government may from time to time [* * *] declare what shall be deemed to be main public roads and canals within the meaning of this Act, and make rules consistent with this Act for regulating

S.7Penalty for contravening section 3.-Whoever, in contravention of section 3, kills, injures or captures, or attempts to kill, injure or capture, any wild elephant, shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees for each elephant concerned;

S.8License to be produced and shown on requisition of certain officers .--Any officer of Revenue or Police, or any forest officer, who may find any person killing, injuring or attempting to kill, injure or capture, any wild elephant, except in the cases mentioned in section 3, clauses (a) and (b), may require him to produce and show a license granted to him under this Act

S.9/501 Statement of Objects and Reasons

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