Powers to control supply, distribution or use of firewood

The Central Government so far as it appears to it to be necessary or expedient for conserving or maintaining supplies or for securing their equitable distribution and availability at fair prices, may by notified order provide in regard to firewood— (a) for regulating by licences, permits or otherwise the use, storage, distribution, import, transport, acquisition, disposal and consumption of firewood including its acquisition and consumption in kilns and factories; (b) for regulating by licences, permits or otherwise the manufacture of charcoal; (c) for controlling the prices at which firewood may be bought or sold by dealers; (d) for requiring any dealer holding stocks of firewood to sell the whole or specified part of the stock at such prices and to such persons or class of persons or in such circumstances as may be specified in the order; (e) for collecting any information or statistics with a view to the regulating of the aforesaid matters; (f) for requiring dealers or factory and kiln owners, to maintain and produce for inspection such books, accounts and records regarding firewood and to furnish such information relating thereto, as may be specified in the order; (g) for any incidental and supplementary matters including in particulars the entering and search of premises, vehicles, boats, the seizure by a person authorised to make such search of the firewood in respect of which such person has reason to believe that a contravention of the order has been, is being or is about to be committed, the grant or issue of licences, permits or other documents, and the charging of fees therefor.