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The Prescribed Authority may, with a view to securing compliance with this Act or to satisfying itself that this Act has been complied with- (a) require any person to make any statement or to furnish any information or statistics; (b) require any person believed to be a dealer to maintain and produce for inspection such books, accounts and records relating to his business or to the stock of course books under his custody or control as may be specified ; (c) require any dealer or any person employed by a dealer to produce such books, accounts and other documents relating to the stock of course books under his custody or control as may be specified ; (d) examine and seize any books, accounts or other documents which in the opinion of such officer would be useful for, or relevant to any proceedings in respect of any contravention of this Act and return such books, accounts and other documents to the person from whom they were seized after copies thereof or extracts therefrom, certified under his hand, have been taken; or (e) search any premises, vehicle or vessel and prepare an inventory of any course books found therein, or seize any course books in respect of which he has reason to believe that a contravention of this Act has been, is being or is about to be, committed and thereafter take or authorise the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of stock so seized in court and for its safe custody pending such production.