State Act

THE KUMAUN ANIMAL TRANSPORT CONTROL ACT, 1947

This Act was repealed on a date we do not have by the Uttarakhand Repealing Act, 2023 (Uttarakhand Act 27 of 2023), s.2 and Schedule; it may still apply to matters that began before then.

2. In this Act- (1) "Essential commodity" means any of the commodities specified in Schedule I, and such other commodity as the State Government may, from time to time by notification in the official Gazette, specify in this behalf; (2) "Transport animal" means a mule, pony or donkey plying for hire; (3) "Licensing authority" means any official authorized by the District Magistrate to issue a licence under this Act; (4) "Prescribed rates" means hire charges fixed by the District Magistrate for the transport of any essential commodity by a transport animal.