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Any person who possesses any minor mineral for consumption or for sale or consumed or sold any minor mineral shall if so required produce sufficient proof to the competent authority or to any other person authorised in this behalf by the competent authority or the Government, to the effect that the minor mineral had been purchased from any duly authorised producer or dealer as the case may be. If he fails to produce sufficient proof to that effect the competent authority or such authorised person may recover the minor mineral or where such mineral has already been disposed of or consumed, the price thereof and also recover from the person the royalty or tax and fine, if any imposed.