section 17
Powers of Police Officer and other officers
The Odisha Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1975Tax197527 sections
Statutory text
- (1) Any taxing officer, any police Officer in uniform not below the rank of Sub-Inspector, or any officer of the State Motor Vehicles Depart- ment not below the rank of Junior Inspector of Motor Vehicles or any other officer specially autho- rised by the Transport Commissioner in this behalf may-
- (a) enter at any time between sunrise and sunset any premises where he has reason to believe that a motor. vehicle is.kept; or
- (b) require the driver of any motor vehicIe in any public place to stop such vehicle and cause it to remain statlonary so long as may reasonably be necessary for the purpose of satisfying himself that the amount of tax in respect of such vehicle has been paid and the tax token bas been obtained.
- (2) While proceeding under sub-section
- (1) the officer may, if the tax has not been paid in accor- dance with the provisions of this Act, seize the motor vehicle and detain it till the tax is paid and on such seizure the officer shall take or cause to be taken 'any steps be may consider proper for the temporary safe custody of the vehicle, and the registered owner, the per son ,having possession or control of the vehicle and the .driver thereof shall be bound to comply with all orders and directions as the said officer may in respect of the movement of such vehicle, issue for giving effect to such seizure: provided that no such seizure shaIl be made and no such vehicle shall be retained in custody except in such manner, ,under such circumstances and subject to such conditbns as, the State Govern- ment, having regard to the seasonable convenience and facility 'of transport of the passengers and goods, if any, may prescribe.
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