Examination of contents of vehicles etc. and their seizure

(1) At any time when so required by any officer or servant of a market committee empowered by it in this behalf, whenever any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, enters or leaves or proposes to enter or leave the market area or the market, the driver of the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance shall stop the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, as the case may be, and keep it stationary as long as may be reasonably necessary and allow such officer or servant to examine the contents of the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, the place of destination and full particulars of the consignee of goods or the name and address of the traders or commission agent. (2) The officer or servant of the Marketing Committee empowered under sub-section (1) shall have power to seize any notified agricultural produce taken or proposed to be taken out of the market area in any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, if such or servant has reason to believe that any fee or other amount due under this Act, in respect of such produce has not been paid. Such seizure shall be reported forthwith by the officer or servant aforesaid to a Magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence under this Act, and the provisions of section 457, 458 and 459 of the Code or Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2to 1974) shall, so far as may be, apply to relation to the notified agricultural produce seized as aforesaid as they apply in relation to the property seized by a police officer.