Chapter VI INSPECTIONS

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30. Inspection in India.

Statutory text

(1) The Central Government may designate any officer as an Inspector, having such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed, for performing the duties and exercising the powers of inspections in India under this Act.
(2) The Inspector may, for the purposes of this Act—
- (a) enter and search any place including vessel, container, platform anchored at sea, shipping container or conveyance;
- (b) examine any substance, product or thing;
- (c) open and examine any receptacle or package, if it contains any doubtful substance, product or thing;
- (d) examine any book, record, data or other documents and make copies or take extracts of the same;
- (e) take samples of things, if relevant;
- (f) conduct any test or take any measurement; and
- (g) such other functions as may be prescribed.
(3) The Inspector may confiscate a sample taken in violation of the permit issued under this Act.
(4) The owner or person-in-charge of a place being inspected and every person found in the place of inspection shall—
- (a) extend all reasonable assistance to enable the Inspector to carry out his duties under this Act; and
- (b) provide any information which the Inspector may require.

Chapter VI INSPECTIONS

31. Inspection of international facilities.

Statutory text

(1) The Committee shall constitute an inspection team consisting of such number of observers as it may deem necessary and shall designate one of them as the head of the team, for the purposes of carrying out inspections in Antarctica in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) The Committee may designate any of its officer having such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed, to be an Analyst who shall be a part of the inspection team.
(3) The Analyst shall collect and examine any sample or matter and perform such other duties as may be delegated to him by the head of the inspection team.
(4) The inspections in Antarctica may be carried out jointly with one or more Parties, if deemed necessary.
(5) The inspection team may inspect any station after giving prior notice to the Party or Parties whose station it proposes to inspect.
(6) The inspection team may, at any reasonable time, enter any place including vessel, aircraft, container, platform anchored at sea, shipping container or conveyance, managed by India in Antarctica to which it has reasonable grounds to believe that the provisions of this Act apply: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall apply to such vessel or aircraft which is not part of an Indian expedition.
(7) The inspection team may, at any reasonable time, board or travel in a vessel or an aircraft in Antarctica and may carry out inspection of such vessel or aircraft or its communication system after giving prior notice to the Party concerned.
(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the inspection team shall not inspect any station, installation, equipment, platform anchored at sea, shipping container or conveyance that is owned by a person who is neither a citizen of India nor a part of Indian expedition unless due notice for inspection of the property or installation has been served to the Party who is the owner of such property or installation.
(9) The owner of a place or a person-in-charge of a place being inspected under this Act and every person found in the place shall give all reasonable assistance to enable the inspection team to carry out its functions under this Act and provide with any information as may be required by it.

Chapter VI INSPECTIONS

32. Obstruction and false information.

Statutory text

(1) No person shall obstruct an Inspector or inspection team or hinder any of them in performing their functions in India or in Antarctica.
(2) No person shall knowingly or negligently provide any person false or misleading information, results or samples or file a document containing false or misleading information.

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