( I) Any revenue officer of and above the rank of Revenue Inspector, or any officer of the Sales Tax Department not below the rank of Sales Tax Inspector, or any officer of the U'.)·operativa Department not helow the rank of Junior Co-operative Inspector, or any JUock Development Officer, or any orher officer authorised by the Govern ment in this behalf, or any police officer not below the rank of Sub lnspector1 may, with a view to securing compliance with the provisions of thlJ Act 01 to satisfying himsell that the said provisions have been complied with,- ( a) enter and search auy premises;
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(b) inspect any books, accounts or other documents maintained iD the course of business or any stock of raw cashewnuts in the posse~sion or under the control of any person ;
(c) seize any such books, accounts or othtr documents which in his • opinion would be useful for, or relevant to, any proceedings under this Act;
(d) search any animalt vessel, vehicle or other conveyance or any package, covering or receptacle which has been. or is being, used, or is about to be used, for the contravention of this Act;
(e) seize any raw cashewnuts in respect of which he has rca~on to believe that a contravention of this Act has been, is being, or is about to be, commuted, and any packages, coverings, or receptacles in whtcb such raw casbewnuts are found ;
(f) aeize any animal, vessel, veh1cle or other conveyance used in carry ing such raw cashewnuts, if he has reasr)n to believe that such , animal, vessel, vch1cle or other conveyance is liable to be forfeited under the provistons of this Act.
(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), relating to search and seizure shalJ, so far as may be, apply to search and se1zure under thas ~ection.