Amendment of section
6A.
"may order confiscation of—
(a) the essential commodity so seized;
(b) any package, covering or receptacle in which such essential commodity is found; and
(c) any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance used in carrying such essential commodity:".
6. Section 6'B of the principal Act shall be re-numbered as subsection (1) thereof and— Amendment of section
6B.
(a) in sub-section (1) as so re-numbered, for the words "essential commodity", wherever they occur, the words "essential commodity, package, covering, receptacle, animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance" shall be substituted;
(b) after sub-section (1) as so re-numbered, the following subsection shall be inserted, namely: — "(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), no order confiscating any animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance shall be made under section 6A if the owner of the animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance proves to the satisfaction of the Collector that it was used in carrying the essential commodity without the knowledge or connivance of the owner himself, his agent, if any, and the person in charge of the animal, vehicle, vessel or other conveyance and that each of them had taken all reasonable and necessary precautions against such use."
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