(1) Any Forest Officer not below the rank of Forest Ranger and Police Officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Police who from his personal knowledge or from information received and after such enquiry as he may consider necessary, has reason to believe that any person has committed an offence under this Act, may-
(a) enter and search at all reasonable time any premises, land, vehicle or vessel in the occupation of such person;
(b) require such person to produce for his inspection the license or any other documents granted by the competent authority or any books of account or other documents that may have any bearing on such offence;
(c) seize any timber in respect of which the offence was committed and any books of account or other documents relating such timber and may also detain and seize any animal, vessel or vehicle with which the offence was committed;
(2) It shall be lawful for any of the officers referred to in sub- section (1), to stop and detain any person committing an offence under this Act or abetting in the commission of such offence and such officer may arrest without warrant any such person:
Provided that the Officer making such arrest may release such person on his furnishing his name and address and otherwise satisfies such Officer that he will duly answer any summon or other proceedings which may be taken against him.