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Section 26: Power of entry and search.

The Petroleum Act, 1934Central Act · Act 30 of 1934

(1) The [Central Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise any officer by name or by virtue of office to enter and search any place where he has reason to believe that any petroleum is being imported, transported, stored, produced, refined or blended otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder, and to seize, detain or remove any or all of the petroleum in respect of which in his opinion an offence under this Act has been committed.

(2) The provisions of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], relating to searches shall, so far as they are applicable, apply to searches by officers authorised under this section.

(3) The [Central Government] may make rules regulating the procedure of authorised officers in the exercise of their powers under this section subject, however, to the provisions of sub-section (2).

Where this provision sits

ActThe Petroleum Act, 1934
Section26
Marginal notePower of entry and search.
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.

  • substituted. .Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Governor-General-in-Council".
  • substituted, Act 31 of 1977. . Subs. by Act 31 of 1977, s. 2, for "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898" (w.e.f. 12-8-1977).

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