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(1) Any revenue officer of and above the rank of Revenue Inspector, or any officer of the Sales Tex Department not below the rank of Sales Tax Inspector, or any officer of the Co-operative Department [or the Industries Department] not below the rank of Junior Co-operative Inspector, or any Block Development Officer, or any other officer authorised by the Government in this behalf, or any police officer not below the rank of Sub Inspector, my, with a view to securing compliance with the provisions of this Act or to satisfying himself that the said provisions have been complied with,- (a) enter and search any premises; (b) inspect any books, accounts or other documents maintained in the course of business or any stock of raw cashewnuts in the possession or under the control of any person; (c) seize any such books, accounts or other documents which in his opinion would be useful for, or relevant to, any proceedings under this Act; (d) search any animal, vessel, vehicle or other conveyance or any package, covering or receptacle, which has been, or is being, used, or is about to be used, for the contravention of this Act; (e) seize any raw cashewnuts in respect of which he has reason to believe that a contravention of this Act has been, is being, or is about to be, committed, and any packages, coverings, or receptacles in which such raw cashewnuts are found; (f) seize any animal, vessel, vehicle or other conveyance used in carrying such raw cashewnuts, if he has reason to believe that such animal, vessel, vehicle or other conveyance is liable to be forfeited under the provisions of this Act. (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 section. Inserted by Act 5 of 1988 w.e.f. 05-02-1988