Powers to enter and authorize police to enter and search

(1) If the District Magistrate or any other Officer invested with the powers of a Magistrate, or the District Superintendent of Police, upon credible information, and after such enquiry, as he may think necessary has reason to believe that any house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place, is used as a common gaming house, may enter either by himself or by his warrant authorized any officer of police, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector to enter with such assistance, as may be necessary by night or by day, and by force, if necessary any such house, room, tent, enclosure, space, vehicle, vessel or place; (2) and either by himself take into custody, or authorize such officer to take into custody all persons whom he or such officer finds therein whether or not they are actually gaming; (3) and may seize by himself or authorize such officer to seize all instruments of gaming, and all monies and securities of money and article of value, which are found therein, and which are reasonably suspected to have been used or intended to be used for the purpose of gaming; (4) and may search by himself or authorize such officer to search all parts of the house, room, tent, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, space or place which he or such officer shall have so entered when he or such officer has reason to believe that any instruments of gaming are concealed therein, and also the persons of those whom he or such officer so takes into custody; (5) and may seize by himself or authorize such officer to seize and take possession of all instruments of gaming found upon such search.