Power of entry, etc.

(1) Any officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, by general or special order, may enter and inspect any premises for the purpose of verifying whether an order made under this Act is complied with or not. (2) Whoever voluntarily obstructs any person authorized under sub-section (1) in the exercise of the powers conferred by that sub-section shall, on conviction, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees or with both.