(1) Any authority specified in column (1) of the Table below may Within the jurisdiction specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of that Table;
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(a) enter, inspect and examine any place, aircraft, train, carriage, vessel or any mode of transport in which an Ammonium Nitrate is being manufactured, converted1 possessed, used, sold,transp01ted,exp01ted 01 imparted under a iieence gianted undei these rules, or in which he has reason to believe that an Ammonium Nitrate has been or is being manufactuied, converted: possessed, used, sold, tiansported, exported or imported in contravention of the Act or these ruies;
(b) search for Ammonium Nitrate; 1
(0) take samples of any Ammonium Nitrate, seize, detain and remove any Ammonium Nitrate found therein together with connected documents theteai‘ in respect of which he has reason to believe that any of the ptovisions of the Act or these rules have been contravened.
Table i Serial Authority Jurisdiction Eufibgfi‘i‘nn i All District Magistrates. Their respective :L HWWM________. fl__¥__ jurisdictionw A i 2 All ExecutiveMagistrates Their respective t subordinate to the Eistrict Magistrate; jurisdiction 3 All Commissioners of Police or Their respective t 1 Police Offieels ofrank not belowithat jurisdiction ofa Sub—I—nspector of Police. f 4 The Director General of Mines Safety Their respective or ofti_cels sub01dinate to him. jurisdiction 5 The Chief Controller 01 Controller of All parts of India Explosives 1 t
51. Procedure on reports of infringement.——
(1) Whenever any rep01t is made to the District Magistrate by the Chief Controller 01 Controller of an infringement of the Act or of these rules, the District Magistrate shall take immediate action and shall inform the ChiefController or the Controller, as the case may be, of the action taken by him on such report.
(2) The Chief Controller or a Controller shall destroy any Ammonium Nitrate whenever found in respect of which the Chief Controller or [11111 numeve 3(1)] W 2111 "(ram : 311111111111 Controller, as the case may be, has reasons to believe that any bt‘the provisions of these rules have been contravened or which in his opinion are no longer fit for storage, transport or use and the matter appears to be urgent to such Controller and fraught with serious danger to the public, place or owner ofAmmonium nitrate.
(3) Nothing in this rule shall apply to improvised explosives device eentaining Ann’nonimn Nitrate 01" mixture thereof.
CHAPTER— IX ACCIDENTS, INQUIRIES AND REPORTS
52. Notice of any loss or theft.—— The licence holder shall give a notice of any loss or theft involving the Ammonium Nitrate or Ammonium Nitrate melt in his possession, where the loss exceeds the permitted limit of loss that typically occurs during routine productions, storage, transportation, or use of Ammonium Nitrate to the licensing authority and concerned District Authority giving details of the circumstances leading to loss or theft and the notice of loss or theft shall also be reported to the nearest local police station.