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13. (1) A licensee under this Act is exempt from the provisions 

 of the Indian Arms Act as regards taking out a license 

 for the same weapon, and the same area, under that 

 Act. 

 (2) Every license granted under Forest regulations for the 

 capture or killing of game, shall have the same effect as 

 a like license granted under this Act. 



Rules. 



22. (1) A Local Government may make rules for the purposes 

 and objects of this Act. 

 (2) Such rules may :— 



(a) declare the authority by which the licenses may be 



granted or cancelled ; 

 (6) prescribe terms and conditions under which such 



licenses are granted ; 

 (c) provide for appeals from orders made under the Act, 

 otherwise than by a Magistrate or Court. 



V. Some Criticisms on the Proposed Act, 



It will be of interest to consider in some slight detail several 

 of the provisions of the proposed Act. 



The Provincial Rules at present in force under which all Game 

 Protection work is carried out are comprised in the Arms Act 

 Forest Act, and Fisheries Act. ' 



The proposed new Act extends to all India, with the exception 

 of Burma and, of course, the Native States. I have shown 

 that some of these latter are already doing excellent work in Game 

 Protection, and others will doubtless follow a firm lead set them 

 by the Imperial Government. 



It is not iiatended here to offer any seriously destructive 

 criticisms on the above provisions of the suggested Game Act. 



There are one or two points to which, however, I tliink 

 attention might with advantage be drawn. In the second clause 

 the meanings attached to "game," "large animal," and "bird" 

 are distinctly and regrettably vague. I am unable to see any 

 reason for this. If the drafters of the Bill were to apply to any 

 zoologist m the country who has a practical working and sportino- 

 knowledge of the game life of India they could be furnished with 

 detailed lists of animals both large and small : and by " animals " 



Proc. Zool. Soc. — 1912, No. lY. 4 



