Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power of inspection, inquiry, seizure etc.—(1) The Authority and the expert committee members authorised by the Authority shall have the power to conduct or cause to be conducted inspection or inquiry in semen stations for ensuring whether the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder and the terms and conditions in the Registration Certificate are complied with and also for inspection and for taking evidence. (2) Whenever the Authority or the members of the Expert Committee authorised by the Authority are reasonably satisfied that in any premises activities are being carried out in contravention of the provisions of this Act or functions are being carried out in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules and without complying the conditions stipulated in the Registration Certificate, they may enter such premises and collect samples or may conduct or cause to be conducted inspection or search. (3) The samples of semen, blood or other substances used for production of semendoses shall be collected from the premises of the semen station and such samples shall be analysed in a recognized laboratory and the collection of the semendoses from uncertified breeding bull shall be disposed forthwith and such semen processing equipment shall be sealed and seized. (4) The provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 46 of 2023) in relation to inquiry or seizure shall apply to inquiry, seizure etc under sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) of this section.