26. Section 22A of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:
| (1) by the repeal of subsection (7) of that section, and the substitution therefor, of the following new subsection:
| | " (7) Any person who owns, has in his custody or makes use of an elephant which is not registered, and in respect of which a licence has not been obtained in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not less than one hundred thousand rupees and not more than two hundred thousand rupees or to imprisonment of either description for a term not less than two years and not exceeding five years or to both such fine and imprisonment."; | | |
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| (2) by the renumbering of subsection (8) of that section as subsection (9) ; and |
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| (3) by the insertion immediately after subsection (7) of that section, of the following new subsection:-
| | "(8) The Director or any officer authorised by him may at any time enter any premises where he has reason to believe that an elephant is being kept and to make such inquiries and investigations thereon as may be necessary to ascertain whether the provisions of this section are being complied with.". | | |
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