(1) If an officer of the concessionaire authorised by the State Government or by the Authority in this behalf exercises any powers to seize or impound any vehicle under this Act, he shall comply with the following: -
(a) he shall wear a light blue uniform and a dark blue cap, with his name displayed on his chest, and shall carry an identity card issued by the concessionaire and countersigned by an officer of the State Government authorised for this purpose;
(b) he shall capture, or caused to be captured, the offence on a camera and show the same on demand to the person accused of such offence; and
(c) he shall, within twelve hours from the seizure, file a complaint of the offence to the Court having jurisdiction and report the seizure of the vehicle, together with any goods loaded in it, to the said Court and the Court shall deal with the vehicle and the goods loaded in it, if any, under relevant provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
(2) No officer of the concessionaire shall be authorised by the State Government or by the Authority to seize or impound any vehicle or conduct any search or seizure under this Act unless he is a person who has served in the police or in any armed force of the Central Government or any State Government for a period of at least 5 (five) years and has retired (not resigned or dismissed) in the rank of at least an inspector of police or Seizure or impounding by officer of the concessionaire.
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(3) An officer of the concessionaire acting under the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to be acting on behalf of the concessionaire in pursuance of the provisions of subsection (3) of section 9 of this Act.
74. Whoever, fails to comply with any order or direction given under this Act by the State Government or the Authority or any officer authorised by the State Government or the Authority in this behalf, as the case may be, within such time as may be specified in the said order or direction or contravenes or attempts or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine, which may extend to one lakh rupees, or with both, in respect of each offence and in the case of a continuing failure, with an additional fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees for every day during which the failure continues.
75. For the purposes of investigation of an offence punishable under this Act, a police officer shall have all the powers as provided in relevant provisions of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).