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[Every dealer or producer under these Rules, while selling minor minerals shall give to the purchaser a, cash memorandum in Form-P prepared in duplicate duly with seal and signature of the competent authority or any other officer duty authorised in this behalf and every purchaser, owner, driver, and the person in charge of any vessel, vehicle, etc., it shall produce the Cash Memorandum at the time of inspection and verification as required by the competent authority or by any other person authorised by the competent authority or Government in this behalf. Any consignment of minor mineral without a valid cash memorandum shall be considered as illicit and the competent authority or such authorized person may recover the minor mineral from the person and also seize the receptacles in which the same is found and the carts, vehicles or other conveyances used in carrying the same. The date and time on each Form 'P' issued shall be entered in words and figures by the dealer or producer at the time of despatch of the consignment: Provided that the owner/driver and the person in charge of any "Vessel", vehicle shall cause it to stop and to remain stationary so long as it may do so by any officer of the department of Mining and Geology or Police or any other person duly authorized by the Government or the competent authority in that behalf for the purpose of making any recovery under this rule] Substituted by SRO No. 270/2008.