section 55
Power to stop and inspect store Vehicles
The Sikkim State Agricultural Produce Marketing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2005At any time when so required :- (i) by any officer or servant of the Board or any officer or servant of the Government, empowered by the Board or the Collector in this behalf in any market area, or (ii) by any officer or servant of the Market Committee empowered by the Market Committee in this behalf in the market area concerned, the driver or any other person in charge of the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance shall stop the vehicle, as the case may be, and keep it stationary, as long as may reasonably be necessary, and allow such person to examine the contents in the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and insoect all records rGlatingto notified agricultural produce carried and give his name, address and name and address of the owner of the vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and name and address of the owner of the notified agricultural produce carried in such vehicle, vessel or other conveyance. (2) Persons empowered under sub-section (1) shall have power to seize any notified agricultural produce brought into or taken out or proposed to be taken out of the market area in any vehicle. Vessel or other conveyance, if such person has reason to believe that any fee or other amount due under this Act or the value payable to the seller in respect of such produce has not been paid. (3) If any person empowered under sub-section (1) has reason.to suspect that any person is attempting to evade the payment of any market fee due from him under Section 42 or that any person has purchased or stored any notified agricultural produce in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or the Rules or the Bye-laws in force in the market area, he may enter or search any place of business, warehouse, office J establishment or go down where the .person empowered under SUb-section (1) has reason to believe that such person keeps or has for the time being kept stock of notified agricultural produce and
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