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of water for the capture of fish, the netting of fish with nets, the meshes of 
which are under 1^ inches square, and the setting of traps and snares for the 
capture of game are absolutely forbidden anywhere within the limits of the 
scheduled area in which these rules are in force. 
9. Any breach of the above rules within any area reserved under section 
16 of Act V of 1882 will render the offender liable, on conviction before a 
magistrate, to the punishment provided by Section 21 of the Act and any breach 
of the above rules in any of the abovementioned areas, other than those reserved 
under Section 16 of the Act, will render the offender liable, on conviction before 
a magistrate, to imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or 
to fine which may extend to Rs 200 or both. 
The following notifications, issued under Act II of 1879, which still 
remain in force, are reproduced below :— 
No. 41.—It is hereby notified under Section 5 of the Nilgiri Game and 
Fish Preservation Act of 1879, that with the view to protect acclimatized fish 
which may be believed to be in the undermentioned streams and lakes within 
the Nilgiri District and specified in the Schedule to the said Act, or which may 
be hereafter introduced therein, His Excellency the Governor-in-Council hereby 
prohibits the poisoning of the said streams and lakes and the throwing of 
