Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(l) If the Collector or a M&iistrate of the om dua or second class. upon information received and after such ulquiry. if any. as be considers necessary, has reason to believe that any place is used fOtt the commission ·of an offence under this Regulation, he may, after «:COr9m& fhe s~e of the inform.ation.- _ (a) entet $UCh place by day or night with such assistants as be may eon.i4er ~; (b) search aU part'S of .ach pI.ee in wbi.ch he bas reason to belieee that any prepe:ftCi Gplum Of .•• :~ foe the smok.ing of mch bpiwn or tor the _ _ ~. is concealed and aU oe any of the penon. whom he _, find in sueh place; (cl attest any person found in such place, whom·be has reason to believe to be gu.ilty of an offence under thia Regulation i and (d) ~~ aU ~ed opium and ~ratus for the smok- ing or for the ~ thereof. whk:h may be found in . such~ior . tel iaue a warrant to eny ~ Of aDJ Police 06ac:cr Coot below the rank of a ~) a~ IIICh officer to do any of the acts specified in clauses (a). (b); (C) and (d) of this sub-section. (2) Whenever any Excise-officer or any Police 06'icet (not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector) has reason to- believe that any place is used for the commission of an offence ~ this Regulation and that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escape or of concealing evidence 0( the offence. such officeT may. after recording the grounds of his belief, do any of the acts specified in clauses (a). (b). (c) and (d) of sub-sectlon (1). V 01 1898.