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Scizure otgoods- {l) whcrc, upon inlercepfion ol search r eferrccl to in section 66' lhc aLlthor-ised officer is of ihe opinion thatany goo'ls arebeing tmnspo]tecl in corltlavention ofthe prcvisions of that sectior]' he shall fil.stdetain lhe vehicle or caniercal.rying such goocls for a period nolexcecding fo'ly ciglll holns and. ifd]e pelson btirging, impoiling or rcceiv irg such goods fails to iumish particr'dars ir the Fcscribed lom. shailseizc such gooJs to8ether u'rth xrly cnntainer or othel materials for the Paoking olsuch goods: l)r()vided that ir compuling $e ireioLl ofdeictlion notexccedilg forty-eigl]t hours' sunday or public holiday declare.l unclc.l tlrcNegoliablelnsuurnent AcL 1881 (26 o1188l) sl'lall nolbe taken into accounL (2) where, upon search of any warehouse or other place refelred to in clause (b) of seclion 66' thcauthorisedolficerhasreasontobe]ievethalanygoodstranspofledinconh-avenlionoflhe p.ovisions section 60, have been stored in such walehouse or otherplace' he shall seizc such goods togetherwilh container or any other malerials used fol packing olsuch goods or' in case sucll goods alo nol seize'l' he may seal such warehouse' (3) lfthe (lcaler fails to produce before lhe autholised officer the docLlmentrcfered 10 in clausc (h) ofsuh-sectior1 (1) of sectjon 67 and lails to satisfy him lhat lhe goods forrnd in sllch warehouse have not []een transporled in contravention ofsection 60' he sl'lall' tbr rcasons to he rccorded io writing' seizc lhe goods and g'ant a rcceipt specifyiig the items ofgoods so scized. (4) Whore the authol jiy rclefl ed to in sub-sectlon (1) seizes a y goods under thal sub-section' it Inay, at the option ofany ftanspoltof in writing' give custody of such selzed goods to him and al1ow hiln to transpo( such seizeclgoods upto thegodown ol warehouseofthc hansporte' in Sikkin'i as deciarccl by him, on the exprcss condiLion that s ch lransporler shalI keep sllch seized goocls in theslid godown otwarcllouseand thatheshali not'leliversuch scized goods to the co signec or owncr o l such seized goods so transpoited by him before the prcceedings' ifany, initiatcd against the consignee or owner of such scized goods under section 69 gre concluded: Provide.l that $e allthol ity rcfencd to in sllb-sectioo ( 1) may fnke plYsical possession ofsuch seir'ed goods from the cusrody ofthe tnnsporter even befole the conclusion of the prcceedings under section 69 wheresuchtranspoflefconnnunicate.]'inwdtil]g'[osuchauthoityhisi.ifficultyinkeepingsuchseized E ffi E EE F E F! t. i 55 goods in his custody alier the expiry ol lhirty days from the dalc ofsloling olsuch seized goods in his godown or warehouse.