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Functions, Duties and Powers of the Milk Inspector:- (i) The Milk Inspector shall calibrate, verify and seal any milk analyzer presented by the user if it conforms to the standards prescribed by the Rules. (ii) The Milk Inspector shall issue verification certificate to the user in the form as prescribed by the Rules and the validity of the verification certificate shall be as prescribed. (iii) The Milk Inspector may, if he has any reason to believe, whether from any information given to him by any person and taken down in writing or from personal knowledge or otherwise, that any violation of provisions in relation to procurement of milk has taken place or is intended to take place and in respect of which an offence punishable under this Act appears to have been, or is likely to be, committed in the course of milk procurement. 9 (a) Enter at any reasonable time into any such premises and search for and inspect any milk analyzer used in the milk procurement centres/Automatic Milk Collection Unit/ BMCUs / Dairies in relation to which purchase/ sale has taken place, or is intended to take place and any record, register or other document relating thereto. (b) Seize any milk analyzer, other equipment and any record, register or other document or article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence indicating that an offence punishable under this Act has been, or is likely to be, committed in the course of, or in relation to, procurement of milk. (iv) The Milk Inspector may also require the production of every document or other record relating to the procurement of milk referred to in sub-section (i) and the person having the custody of such transaction shall comply with such requisition. (v) Every search made under this section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), relating to searches and seizures. (vi) The Milk inspector may also inspect the milk analyzer to check whether such milk analyzer prescribes to the standards laid by the Act and the rules made there under. (vii) The Milk inspector may also check the quality parameters like fat, SNF and added water of the milk procured from the pourer with the help of calibrated analyzer carried by him with a view to compare the results obtained by the person in charge of the milk procurement centre as per the procedure prescribed. (viii) The milk inspector may also check the weighing instrument and the weights used by the milk procurement centre for the purpose of milk procurement. (ix) If the Milk Inspector suspects the quality of Milk either to be substandard or unsafe, he shall inform the Food Safety Officer of that local area in the prescribed manner and the Food Safety Officer shall act on the information provided by the Milk Inspector in accordance with the Food Safety & Standards Act 2006, Rules and Regulations made there under. (x) Where any books of account or other documents are seized under sub-section iii(b), the milk inspector shall, within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of seizure, return the same to the person from whom they were seized after copies thereof or extracts there from as certified by that person in such manner as may be prescribed by the Government have been taken: