Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Government may, by general or special order, empower any of ficer to search any place, stop and search any vessel, vehicle or animal, and seize anything which he has reason to believe has been, is being, or is about to be, used for any purpose pre-judicial to the public safety or the maintenance of public order. (2) Any Officer empowered under sub-section (1) shall forth-with report to the Government in detail any seizure made by him and pending the receipt of their orders, may detain in custody anything so seized or take such other step for in its safe custody as he may think proper. (3) The Government may make such order as they think fit for the disposal of anything seized under sub-section (1) by destruction, confiscation or in such other manner as they may direct. (4) Any Officer empowered under sub-section (1) may, subject to the control of the Government, authorise any officer subordinate to him to exercise any of the powers referred to in sub-section (1) Explanation.- For the purpose of this section 'place' includes a house, building, shed, enclosure and tent.