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(1) The licensing authority or any officer Iidng authority. authoris& by. him in this behalf may, with a view to a m i n g compliance with the provisions of this Act,- (a> require any pe'raon. to give any information in' hispos$e~sibn wiw respect to the ,manu- facture orm dibposH of any cattle- feed or poufffy: feed manufactured or pr oc'essett or sold by ,him ; (b), enter upon,andtin'apct.any prmiees where any cartEIe feed or poultry; feed is mam- factured or processed or is# docked. or exhibited for sale, at ariy time during business hours with a view to satisfymg i t d f or himself thatprovisrionsl of this Act are being complied with ; (c> on8 giving- a proper rweipt, seize or detain any cattlo feed or poultry fecd manu- factured, processed, marked or labelled otherwise than in accordanm with the provisions of this Act or suspected to be m,anufactured; processed', marked, packed or labelled in cornravention of tho said pro'vis ions; (d)'seize or d'etain, on givhig a proper receipt, any raw materkls, documents, accaunt. books or other relevant. evidence connected. withi the manufacture, proceesing or sale of cattle feed' or poultry feed in respect of which be has reasons to believe that tta~ 6cintra~entibn of this Act has been committed ; (el, inspect any books or other doct~ments rdatiag to the manufsicture, processing or sale of cattle feed- or poultry feed ; (f) cdlec!, on payment,. of the price thereof, samples of, cattle feed or poultry feed intende'd: or exposed for sale or under despatch or delivered to any dealer, agent or'bf'oker'for the p ~ r p o s b > ~ f sale and have , S'uGh samples andysed at a laboratory selbcted~ for the purpose by the licensing rn thority.; (g) collect free of charge from any person manufacturing or processing cattle feed or poultry feed, on giving a proper receipt, samples of any such feed or any ingredients used in the processing of such feed in respxt of which he 11% masons to believe that any of the provisions of this-Act has been contravened ; (h) by an order in writing, impose temporary ban on mm~fa~ture or processing or sde of any cattle feed or poultry feed in respect of which he,has reasons to beIiove that any of the provissions of this Act has bmn contraveakd. (2) The ban ,imposed under sub-section (1) shall ferngin iH for~dfbr a periocl of thee months or till the matter is finalised after enquiry, whichever is earlier. (3) Every person, if so required, by the lime- sing authority or the officer referred to in sub- sectiofil fl), shall be bound to afford all, necessary facilities to the lieensing authority ot such officer for the purpose of enabling the licensing authority or such ofimr to exercise the powers under sub- sectiork (1).