Lawgist106APower to inspect
1[106A. Power to inspect.--Any proper officer authorised in this behalf by the 2[Principal Commissioner of Customs or Commissioner of Customs] may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not the requirements of this Act have been complied with, at any reasonable time, enter any place intimated under Chapter IVA or Chapter IVB, as the case may be, and inspect the goods kept or stored therein and require any person found therein, who is for the time being in charge thereof, to produce to him for his inspection the accounts maintained under the said Chapter IVA or Chapter IVB, as the case may be, and to furnish to him such other information as he may reasonably require for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such goods have been illegally imported, exported or are likely to be illegally exported.]
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1. Ins. by Act 12 of 1969, s. 3 (w.e.f. 3-1-1969).
2. Subs. by Act 25 of 2014, s. 78, for "Commissioner of Customs" (w.e.f. 6-8-2014).
- 100 Power to search suspected persons entering or leaving India, etc
- 101 Power to search suspected persons in certain other cases
- 102 Persons to be searched may require to be taken before gazetted officer of customs or magistrate
- 103 Power to screen or X-ray bodies of suspected persons for detecting secreted goods
- 104 Power to arrest
- 105 Power to search premises
- 106 Power to stop and search conveyances
- 106A Power to inspect
- 107 Power to examine persons
- 108 Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents
- 108A Obligation to furnish informatio
- 108B Penalty for failure to furnish information return
- 109 Power to require production of order permitting clearance of goods imported by land
- 109A Power to undertake controlled delivery
- 110 Seizure of goods, documents and things
- 110A Provisional release of goods, documents and things seized pending adjudication
