(1) The licensing authority or any officer authorized by the licensing authority in writing in this behalf may, with a view to securing compliance with this Act or with any rule or order made thereunder-
(a) require any person licensed under this Act to furnish such information as may be specified;
(b) inspect or cause to be inspected any return, document or account book in the possession of a person licensed under this Act;
(c) at all reasonable times enter and inspect any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place of a person licensed under this Act;
(d) at all reasonable times enter and search any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place wherein or in any part of which [silkworm seed or cocoon] is stored or is being transported and seize or authorize any person to seize any [silkworm seed or cocoon] including any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, package or covering, in which [such seed or cocoon] is contained if the licensing authority or the officer aforesaid has reason to believe from personal knowledge or from information given by any person and taken down by him in writing that a contravention of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder has been or is being committed.
(2) Every owner, occupier or other person in charge of any such land, building, vessel, vehicle or place shall be bound to give all reasonable facilities to the licensing authority or the officer aforesaid in carrying out his functions under sub-section (1).