IMPOUNDING ACT 1920
Table of Provisions
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