(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, the competent authority shall have power to require any officer or authority of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority to furnish information in relation to such persons, points or matters as in the opinion of the competent authority will be useful for, or relevant to, the purposes of this Ordinance.
Information to competeni authority.
(2) Any officer of the Income-tax Department, the Customs Department or the Central Excise Department or any officer of enforcement appointed under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973, may furnish suo motu any information available with him to the competent authority if in the opinion of the officer such information will be useful to the competent authority for the purposes of this Ordinance.
46 of 1973.
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17. For the purposes of any proceedings under this Ordinance, the following officers are hereby empowered and required to assist the competent authority and the Appellate Tribunal, namely:— Certain officers to assist competent authority and Appellate Tribunal,
(a) officers of the Customs Department;
(b) officers oil the Central Excise Department;
(c) officers of the Income-tax Department;
(d) officers of enforcement appointed under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973;46 of 1973.
(e) officers of police;
(f) such other officers of the Central or State Government as are specified by the Central Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette.