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Power 0% CsZZec&sr ko recover record and money.- I f ! Where on information received, the Director i s of the opinion that any person, who i n h i s capacity as a PregiCent, Vice--2rcsident, Cour~ciPlor, or officer or servant of a I~u:icil had in his custody any records, stores or money or other property belonging to the Council, inspite of the expiry of his term of office of his removal or suspension from office, as the case may be, has not delivered such records, stores, money or other property to his successor in the office, the Director may by a written order require that the records, stores, money or other property so detained, be delivered to such successor within the time to be specified in such order. ( 2 ) If such President, Vice-President, Councillor. ox officer or servant of the Council fails to comply with the order of the Director under the foregoing sub-section, it shall be lawful for the Director,- ( a ) for recovering any such money, to direct that such money may be recovered as an arrear of land revenue and no such direction being given by the Director such money shall be recoverable as an arrear of land revenue from such person; (b) for recovering any such re- cords or stores or other property, to issue a search warrant a n d ~ t o exes- cise all such powers with respect thereto as may lawfully he exercised by a Magistrate under the ~royisions of' Chapter VII of the Code of Cri- minal Procedure, 1898. V of 16% i ( 3 ) No action shall be taken under this section, unless the person concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity to show cause why such action should not be taken against him. ( 4 ) The fact that action is or has been taken against an outgoing President or Vice-President under the provisions of this section shall not be a bar to the prosecution of such President or Vice- President under sub-section ( 4 ) of section 58.