Notice of brand before use

(1) No person shall brand any cattle with any brand until twenty-one days have elapsed after the date on which a notice in duplicate, in the Form of the Schedule specifying the brand which he intends to use for the purpose of branding cattle owned by him, has been duly lodged with the District Agricultural Officer wherein the cattle are kept. Schedule. (2) Such notice shall state the place of residence and occupation of the person giving it and shall set out the letters or numbers intended to be used as his brand. 8 (3) The District Agricultural Officer, on receiving the notice, shall give a receipt for it to the person sending in the notice, and shall forthwith forward the original of the notice to the Registrar of Brands.