Power of entry and search.

The Chairman, Vice-Chairman or Secretary of the market committee- or any member, officer or servant authorized by the committee in this behalf, may— (a) for carrying out any of the duties imposed on the market committee under this Act at all reasonable times enter and search any place, premises or vehicle, and (b) seize any article in respect of which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been or is being or is about to be committed and any vehicle or animal which he has reason to believe to be in use or to have been used or to be about to be used for carrying such articles, and shall detain the same so long as may be necessary in connection with any proceeding under this Act or for a prosecution : Provided that a report of the seizure- shall forthwith be made by the person seizing the article, vehicle or animal to the Chairman if he is not the Chairman himself: Provided further that the grounds for seizing any such article, vehicle or animal shall be communicated in writing within twenty four hours of the seizure to the person from whose possession the same was seized.