Power to enter and inspect

B. Power to enter and inspect.-

1. (1) Subject to any rules made by the Government in this behalf, an Inspector may within the limits of his jurisdiction-
   • (a) enter and search, at all reasonable times and with such assistance, if any, as may be necessary, any place or premises where or where he has reason to believe, Namdhas are stocked, sold or manufactured;
   • (b) examine the Namdhas stocked, sold or manufactured in such place or premises with a view to ascertaining the quality, size and specification of such Namdhas;
   • (c) require the production of any register or any other documents kept in pursuance of this Act or the rules made thereunder and take on spot or otherwise statement of any person which he may consider necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act: Provided that no person shall be compelled under this section to answer any question or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself;
   • (d) seize any stock of Namdhas in respect of which he has reasons to believe that contravention of this Act or of any provision made under sub-section (2) of section 6 has been or is being committed and thereafter take all measures necessary for securing the production of stocks so seized in a Court or for their safe custody pending such production.
2. (2) The provisions of sections 102 and 103 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989 relating to searches and seizures shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this section.