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Save as in this Act otherwise expressly provided, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 3[1973]; relating to arrests, detentions in custody, searches, summonses, warrants of arrest, search-warrants, production of persons arrested and investigation of offence shall be held to be applicable to all action taken in these respects under this Act : Provided that― (1) any offence under this Act may be investigated by an officer empowered under section 46 without the order of a magistrate; (2) whenever an excise officer below the rank of Collector makes any arrest, seizure or search he shall within V of