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Substituted for the words, signs and figure “or where the vehicle is plied without a without a permit or in contravention of the conditions of the permit or a personal vehicle is used as a transport vehicle for hire or reward, any officer authorised under sub-section (1), may” vide H.P. Act No. 13 of 2011. 18 THE HIMACHAL PRADESH MOTOR VEHICLES TAXATION ACT, 1972 section (1), may, by order in writing] seize and detain such vehicle and 1[keep such vehicle in safe custody of the Officer-in-Charge of nearest police station or in any other place, as he may consider necessary for the safe custody of such vehicle, at the cost of owner of the vehicle, at the rates as may be prescribed] and shall send information of such seizure to the taxation authority of the area concerned, within twenty-four hours of seizure, to enable the concerned taxation authority to initiate action under section 7-A or 12 of this Act: Provided that where the owner of such motor vehicle pays the tax due or penalty, as the case may be, during the period of seizure, the vehicle shall be ordered to be released and intimation thereof shall be sent to the concerned taxation authority.] (3) Any officer of the State Government referred to in sub-section (2), may, for the purpose of this Act, enter at any time between sunrise and sunset in any premises, where he has reason to believe that a motor vehicle is kept in contravention of the provisions of this Act.