(1) Every dealer shall on requisition by an officer duly authorised in this behalf by the State Government by order notified in the Official Gazette, submit to him in the form specified in the Second Schedule by such date and relating to such period as may be mentioned in the requisition, returns of stooks of any scheduled article acquired, held or sold by him The West Bengal Anti -profiteering Act, 1958.
'XXIV of 958.]
(Sections 7-9.)
(2) Every dealer, unless exempted by an order made in this behalf, shall—
(a) keep in the form specified in the Third Schedule a true account of any scheduled article acquired, held or sold by him after the commencement of this Act;
'6'1 display in his place of business in a prominent manner so as to be open to public view, a list of those scheduled articles intended for sale the prices or rates of which have been fixed under section 3 in respect of such dealer, with the prices or rates, so fixed in respect thereof;
(o) furnish to any officer referred to in sub-section (1), or any police officer referred to in sub-section (2) of section 9, any information in respect of the acquisition or sale by him of any scheduled article mentioned in clause (b);
(d) make available to any officer mentioned in clause (c) for his inspection such accounts, registers, vouchers or other documents relating to the import, production, purchase or sale of any scheduled article mentioned in clause (b) or matters connected therewith as may be required by him
7. When any police officer not below the rank of a Sub- Power to Inspector of Police has reasonable grounds for believing that search and there has been a contravention of any of the provisions of "I"- this Act, such -officer may, after recording in writing the grounds of his belief, at all reasonable hours enter and search any place where a dealer keeps, or is for the time being keeping, any scheduled article, accounts, registers, vouchers or other documents referred to in, clause (d) of sub-section
(2) of section 6 and if necessary inspect, seize or retain all or any of them for so long as they may be required for any investigation into any offence under this Act.
8. Any dealer who fails to comply with any of the pro- Penalty visions of section 6 or with a requisition issued thereunder for contra..
or obstructs any officer in the exercise of his powers under "fietffill:f section 7 shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment seo .;,..,,m11.0",, which may extend to six months or with fine or with both. 7.