(1) The licencing authority or any officer authorised by the licencing authority in writing on his behalf may with a view to securing compliance with this Act or with any rules or order made thereunder:- 5
(a) Require any person licensed under this Act to furnish such information as may be specified.
(b) Inspect or cause to be inspected any return document or account book in the possession of a person, licensed under this Act.
(c) At all reasonable times enter and inspect any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place or a person licensed under this Act.
(d) At all reasonable times enter and search any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place wherein or in any part of which silkworm seed or cocoon or silk yarn is stored or is being transported, and seize or authorise any person to seize any silkworm seed or cocoon or silk yarn including any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, packages or covering in which such seed or cocoon or silk yarn is contained if the licencing authority has the konwledge or information given by any person and taken down by him in writing that a contravention of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder has been or is being committed by a person licensed under this Act.
(2) Every owner, occupier or other person incharge of any such land, building, vessel, vehicle or place shall give all reasonable facilities to the licencing authority or the officer aforesaid in carrying out his inspection under this section.
Penalties. 11. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with all or any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to 3 months or with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but shall not exceed one thousand rupees or both. The court trying any such contravention may direct that silkworm seed or cocoon or silkyarn or any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, package or covering containing the same in respect of which the court is satisfied shall be forfeited to Government.
Compounding of offences.