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(1) Any oEcer i i u t l ~ o r i ~ ~ d ill t h i s bch;rlS by tlr entry and Government mir.y, bet ween the hours of 6 ir.111. iwd O p.m.--- wzure. (II) entcr upon any land in a ccntrolled area in which he hnows or has reason to believe that eny prohibited variety of cottclt has been or is being ~u1tivi:tcd in contravention of a notification under sectio~l J, sub-sxtion (I), uproot s t ~ h cotton, or cause it lo bc uprooted, 2.1~d seize t l-ie cottor1 so uprooted ; (b) enter upon or into any lir.nd, building, ship, vessel, vehicYe or place in a controkd area, in which he bnows or has reason to believe t hat any v~~riety of 1 encetd cotton mixetl with any other variety of standard colton or any prohibifed vari:ty of cotton, whether mixed with any variety of standard cotton or not, is kept in ccnrl P.? vention of a ncrific;l..tion under section 3, su b-sea ion (I), , and sciae suchcotton. . (2) (a) Every officer seiaingetry cottonunder sub. section (1) shall fort h w i t L (i) t alce a sample of the colt cl n seizzd , separcte it then and there into three equal parts and securely paclc and seal each oft hem with his seal in the presence of the occupier or person in charge of the land, building, ship, vessei, vciziclc or ykice on or in which such scizurc wcs made and of two witnesses and in case the occupier or psrson afore id wishes to seal them, they shall also be sealed with h s seal ; and (ii) subject to any rules mad k under section 15, send one of the sealed packages to the Cotton Specialist aut h ~ i z e d by the Governmentto receiveit ,for examination - and report to the Director, retainanot her such package for his own use and deliver the third sealed package to the o ccu pier or per so n aforesaid . (b) The officer referred to in ckuse (a) shsll have discretion either to entrust the r e ~ ~ ~ i n d e r of the seized c~tton to th2 occ~rpier or pcrson aforesaid or 10 make other ~.rrc?ngmenfi fcr its safe custody. If the officer decides ' o entrust the coxon to the occ~ipier or person aforessid, such occupier or p.rson shtill take charge of the s2me and shsll give an undertaking in writing to pro- duce i hs s3iti c.jtror~ &fore any Cucr-i :vhen required to do so by the said officer. 264 Cotton Control [1952: T.N. Act VY offenem