section 9
Power of entry, search and seizure
The Madhya Pradesh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 1959General195920 sections
Statutory text
- (1) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this Act the Competent Authority or the Veterinary Officer or any person authorised by the Competent Authority or the Veterinary Officer in writing in this behalf, shall have power to enter and inspect any premises within the local limits of his jurisdiction, where he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been, is being or is likely to be committed.
- (2) Every person in occupation of any such premises as is specified in sub-section
- (1) shall allow the Competent Authority, the Veterinary Officer or the person authorised, as the case may be, such access to the premises as he may require for the aforesaid purpose and shall answer any question put to him by the Competent Authority, the Veterinary Officer or the person authorised as the case may be, to the best of his knowledge or belief. [(3) Any police officer not below the rank of head constable or any person authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, with a view to securing compliance with the provisions of section 6-A and section 6-B or for satisfying himself that the provisions of the said sections have been complied with-
- (a) enter, stop and search, or authorise any person to enter, stop and search any vehicle used or intended to be used for the export of cows or calves of cows;
- (b) seize or authorise the seizure of cows or calves of cows in respect of which he suspects that any provision of section 6-A or 6-B has been, is being or is about to be contravened along with the vehicles in which such cows or calves of cows are found and thereafter take or authorise the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of the cows or calves of cows and vehicles so seized, in a court and for their safe custody pending production.
- (4) The provisions of section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974) relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this section.]
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