Power to stop vehicles, etc

(1) At any time when so required by any officer or servant of

1[the State Government empowered by it in this behalf]

, the driver or any other person in charge of any vehicle, vesssl or other conveyance, which is taken

1[out of the market area or moving in] shall stop the vehicle, vessel, or other conveyance, as the case may be, and keep it stationary as long as may reasonably be necessary, and allow such officer or servant to examine the contents in the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and inspect all records relating to the notified agricultural produce carried, and give his name and address and the name and address of the owner of the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and of the owner of the notified agricultural produce carried in such vehicle, vessel or other conveyance.

1[(2) If such officer or servant has reason to suspect that any fee or other amount due under this Act has not been paid in respect of the notified agricultural produce taken out of or being transported in, the market area in any vehicle, vessel or other conveyance, he may seize so much of the notified agricultural produce as in his opinion would be sufficient to meet the amount of fee or other amount due and retain the same with him until the fee or other amount due is paid or for ten days, whichever is earlier. After the expiry of the period of ten days, if the fee or other amount due is not paid, the officer or servant shall dispose of the notified agricultural produce in public auction and adjust the sale proceeds towards the fee or other amount due. If the sale proceeds are more than the fee or other amount due, the excess amount shall, after deducting the charges incurred by the market committee, be

may dispose of the same before the expiry of the period of ten days if in his opinion such disposal is necessary.]

¹ Substituted by Act 35 of 1986 w.e.f.17.6.1986