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Power of an officer of Police or the Motor Vehicles Department to stop a motor vehicle.- Any Police Officer or officer of the Motor Vehicles Department, in uniform, not below such rank as may be prescribed by the State Government in this behalf, may require the driver of any motor vehicle in any public place to stop such vehicle and cause it to 33 remain stationary so long as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of satisfying himself that the amount of the tax due in accordance with the provisions of this Act in respect of such vehicle has been paid. 1[11A. Power to 2[seize, detain and sell]2 vehicles.- 3[(1)]3 Without prejudice to the provisions of sections 13 and 14, where any tax due in respect of any motor vehicle has not been paid within the period specified in section 4, such officer,— (i) of the Motor Vehicles Department not below the rank of an Inspector of Motor Vehicles; or (ii) of the Police Department not below the rank of an Inspector of Police, as the State Government may empower in this behalf, may, subject to such rules as may be prescribed, seize and detain such vehicle and for this purpose, take or cause to be taken all steps for the safe custody of the vehicle, until the tax due in respect of the vehicle is paid.]1