Impounding of licence etc.

(1) The prescribed authority may, if it has reason to believe that the driver or conductor of a motor vehicle has contravened any provision of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Central Act 59 of 1988) or the rules made thereunder or any order or direction made or given under this Act or rules made thereunder, seize the licence held by such driver or conductor, or any other document relating to the vehicle in their possession, which in the opinion of the prescribed authority shall be useful for, or relevant to, any proceeding under sub-section (3) of section 10 and shall keep or forward the same to the licensing officer concerned, as the case may be. (2) The prescribed authority seizing the licence or other document under sub-section (1) shall give to the person surrendering the same a temporary acknowledgement thereof and such acknowledgement shall have effect, until the licence or other document is returned to the driver or conductor, as the case may be, as if the same had not been seized.