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Section 22A: Power to search and seize books of account or other documents.

The Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952Central Act · Act 74 of 1952

[22A. Power to search and seize books of account or other documents.--(1) Any presidency magistrate or a magistrate of the first class may, by warrant, authorise any police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector to enter upon and search any place where books of account or other documents relating to forward contracts or options in goods entered into contravention of the provisions of this Act, may be or may be reasonably suspected to be, and such police officer may seize any such book or document, if in his opinion, it relates to any such forward contract or option in goods.

(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure made under sub-section (1) as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under section 98 of the said Code.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Forward Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1952
Section22A
Marginal notePower to search and seize books of account or other documents.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Act 62 of 1960. . Ins. by Act 62 of 1960, s. 20 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960)

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