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Subject to such restrictions the State Government may prescribe, any of the following persons, namely (1) any officer employed in Excise, Police, not below such rank as the State Government may prescribe ; (2) within such areas as the State Government may by notification, direct such officers; (3) any other persons duly empowered, and (4) in any public place, any Excise or Police Officer may- (a) arrest without warrent any person found committing an offence punishable under section 53 or section 54. (b) seize, detain and carry away any excisable or other article which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act or any other law for the time being in force relating to the excise revenue or any documents or other article which he has reason to believe may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence punishable under this Act or 808 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY. OCTOBER 11, 2000 Issue of warrants. Search and arrest in presence of Collector and Magistrate. Search seizure and arrest follow ing upon entry without warrant, in emergent cases. under the Assam Opium Prohibition Assam Act,"' 23 Act I 9 4 7 , Assam Ganja and Bhang 21 of Prohibition Act, 1959 and Narcotic 1959, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Central Act 61 Act, 1985 and of 1985- (c) detain and search any person upon whom and any vessel, raft, vehicle, animal, package, receptacle cause to suspect any such article to be.