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(I) If th: Authority or th= State Vigilance Committee or a Power to seize District Vigilance Committee has reason to believe that any breach of the records. provisions of this Act or th: rules made thereunder has been committed at any gen:tic clinic, gzn:tic laboratory or a genetic counselling centre or that pre-natal diagnostic procedures or pre-natal diagnostic techniques are uszd for prediction of s:X, th: Chairman of th> State Vigilance Com- mittee or a District Vigilanc: Committez or any othsr m=mbzr thereof duly authorised by th: State Gov:rnm>2nt, the Authority or the State Vigilance Committee or th: District Vigilance Committee shall have the power to szarch the premises of such clinic, laboratory or c:ntre and to seize such records and documents as may bs nzcessary on granting a reczipt for the same, and the records and documents so scized shall be retainzd by the Authority or by the State Vigilance Committee or the District Vigilance Committee, as the case may be, for so long a period as may be necessary in connection with any proceedings or for a prosecution under this Act, (2) The provisions of the Code of Cri 0 minal Procedure, 1973 apply to the proceedings taken under sub-scction (7) and the person akin fof 19m. such proceedings shall take the assistance of the police officer of the nearest police station, whenever necessary.