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(1) At any time when so required by any officer or servant of a Market Committee or Board/Director empowered in this behalf, the driver or any other person in charge of any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, which is taken or proposed to be taken out of the market area shall stop the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance. as the case may be and keep it stationary as long as may be reasonably necessary and allow such officer or servant to examine the contents in the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and inspect all records relating to the notified agricultural produce carried and give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle vessel or other conveyance and of the owner of the notified agricultural produce carried in such vehicle, vessel or other conveyance. (2) The officer or servant of the market Committee or Board empowered under sub-section (1) shall have power to seize any notified agricultural produce taken or proposed to be taken out of the market area in any vehicle. vessel or other conveyance, if such officer or servant has reason to believe that any fee or other Power to stop vehicles etc. ' amount due under this Act in respect of such produce has not been paid: Provided that such seizure shall forthwith be report by the officer or servant aforesaid to a magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence under this Act and the provisions of Sections 457, 458 and 459 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall so far as may be,apply in relation to the notified agricultural produce seized as aforesaid as they apply in relation to property seized by police officer.