Consider the following statements with reference to the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021 : 1. The Act bars sale and purchase of beef or beef products in areas “predominantly inhabited by Hindu, Jain, Sikh and other non-beef-eating communities”, or “within a radius of 5 km” of any temple or sattra (Vaishnavite monasteries). 2. It also passed to check cattle smuggling to Bangladesh. Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The correct answer is Both 1 and 2. In News Last week, the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, was made more stringent through an amendment in the Winter Session of the Assam Assembly. The original legislation had been passed on August 13. Key Points Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021: In August, the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021 replaced the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950, on the ground that the latter lacked sufficient legal provisions to regulate the slaughter, consumption and transportation of cattle. The Act bars sale and purchase of beef or beef products in areas “predominantly inhabited by Hindu, Jain, Sikh and other non-beef-eating communities”, or “within a radius of 5 km” of any temple or sattra (Vaishnavite monasteries). Hence statement 1 is correct. The Act — ostensibly passed to check cattle smuggling to Bangladesh — prohibits interstate transport of cattle to and from Assam without valid documents. Hence statement 2 is correct. ​