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(1) Any officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank [of Village Officer] or any Officer authorised by the Government in this behalf or any police officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector, with a view to ensure the compliance of the provisions of this Act, may enter and search any premises and seize any vessel, vehicle or any other conveyance [or any clay, sand, earth etc., removed from the paddy land or wetland or any brick, tile made of all or any of them]or machinery used or deemed to have been used for any activity in contravention of the provisions of this Act, and a report regarding such seizure, whether prosecution proceedings have been initiated or not, shall be given to the [District Collector] having jurisdiction over that area within forty eight hours of such seizure. (2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to search and seizure under this Act. Substituted by Act 14 of 2011 in K. G. Ext. No. 1465 dt. 29/07/2011 (w.e.f. 12/08/2008), for "of a Revenue Divisional Officer". Inserted by Act 29 of 2018 (w.e.f. 30/12/2017). Substituted by Act 29 of 2018 (w.e.f. 30/12/2017) for the word "Collector".