(1) The Director of Sericulture, West Bengal, or any officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government, may, with a view to securing compliance with this Act, by notification,—
(a) require any person licensed under this Act to furnish such information as may be specified;
Establishment of silk exchange.
Power require information and powers of entry, inspection, seizure, etc.
195 The West Bengal Silkworm Seed, Cocoon and Silk Yarn (Regulation of Production, Supply, Distribution and Sale) Act, 1988.
[West Ben. Act (Section 15.)
Penalties.
(b) inspect or cause to be inspected any return, document or account book in the possession of a person licensed under this Act;
(c) enter and inspect any premises, land, vehicle or place of any person licensed under this Act with a view to satisfying himself that such person is complying with the provisions of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder or with a view to detecting the presence or otherwise of any silkworm disease;
(d) at all reasonable times, enter and search any premises, land, vessel, vehicle or place wherein or in any part of which silkworm is reared or silkworm, silkworm seed, cocoon or silk yarn is stored or is being transported and seize or authorise any person to seize any silkworm, silkworm seed, cocoon or silk yarn including any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, package or cover in which such silkworm, silkworm seed, cocoon or silk yarn is contained in respect of which he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or from information given by any person and taken down by him in writing that silkworm disease has occurred or that a contravention of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder has been or is being committed;
(e) take or cause to be taken such steps as may be considered by him expedient or necessary to prevent the spread of silkworm disease or to eradicate it, including the disinfection of any place or destruction of any silkworm seed or silkworm, or of any vessel, receptacle or apparatus used in its production, preparation, storage or transport and such other action as may be prescribed.
(2) Every owner, occupier or other person in charge of any premises, land, vessel, vehicle or place referred to in clauses (c) and (d) of subsection (1) shall give all reasonable facilities to the officer or the person authorised under sub-section (1) in carrying out his functions under the said sub-section.