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Substituted vide Orissa Act XI of 1951 4 (d) seize all opium and apparatus for opium smoking or for preparation of opium which may be found in such place; or (e) give an authority by special warrant under his hand, when in his discretion he shall think it, to any Excise or Police Officer, not being below the rank of Sub-Inspector, authorising him to do any of the acts specified in clause (a), (b), (0), or (d) of this sub-section. (2) Whenever any Excise or Police Officer, not being below the rank of a Sub-Inspector, has reason to believe that any place is used for the purposes of an opium smoking assembly or of keeping opium and that a search warrant connot be obtained without affording the offenders an opportunity of escape or of concealing evidence of the offence, he may after recording the grounds of his belief do any of the acts specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of sub-section (1).