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Appointment of inspectors and their powers: (1) The Government or any authority or officer empowered by them may, by notification in the Nagaland Gazette, appoint one or more persons to be inspectors for the purpose of this Act and may specify in such notification the local limits of their jurisdiction. (2) Every inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) (3) (a) An inspector may, at any time, with such assistance as he thinks necessary, enter any premises within his jurisdiction in which any person carriesonbusiness as licensed money lender and inspectthe books, accounf records, files, documents, safes, vaults and pledges insuchpremises. (b) A Mapistrate of the first class on receiving a report from an Inspector that he has reason to believe that a m o n is mnyingonwithout alicense the business - - - onmoney-lending at any place within the jurisdiction of such Magistrate, may issue awarrant empowering the Inspectorto enter such place with such assistance as such Magistrate considers necessary and to inspect the books, accounts, records, files, documents, safes vaults and pledges m suchpremises. (c) On an inspection made under clause (a) or clause (b), the Inspector may take to his office for further investigation, such books, accounts, records - files and documents as he considers necessary. (d) If the Inspector removes from the premises any books, accounts, records, file and documents, he shall give to the person in charge of the place from whose custody they were removed a receipt describing the books, accounts, records, files and documents so removed by him. (e) The Inspector shall within twenty-four hours of the removal of the books, accounts, records, files and documents fiom the premises, either return them to the person from whose custody they were removed or produce them in the court of the Magistrate who issued the warrant. Such Magistrate may return the books, accounts, records, files and documents, or any of them to the person &om whose custody they were removed by the Inspector, after taking eom such person such security as the Magistrate considers necessary for the production of the books, accounts records, files and documents when requited whether by the Inspector or by the court, or may pass such other orders as to their disposal as appears just or necessary. (f) AnInspector shall have authority to require any person whose testimony he may require regarding any loan or money-lending business, to appear before him or to produce or cause to be produced any document and to examine such person on oath. (4) An Inspector may apply for assistance to an officer-in-charge of apolice- station and take police aid in performing his duties under this Act and rules made thereunder.