Lawgist41Power of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure thereof
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2) of section 31, the Food Safety Officer may search any place, seize any article of food or adulterant, if there is a reasonable doubt about them being involved in commission of any offence relating to food, and shall thereafter inform the Designated Officer of the actions taken by him in writing:
Provided that no search shall be deemed to be irregular by reason only of the fact that witnesses for the search are not inhabitants of the locality in which the place searched is situated.
(2) Save as in this Act otherwise expressly provided, provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) relating to search, seizure, summon, investigation and prosecution, shall apply, as far as may be, to all action taken by the Food Safety Officer under this Act.
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- 29 Authorities responsible for enforcement of Act
- 30 Commissioner of Food Safety of the State
- 31 Licensing and registration of food business
- 32 Improvement notices
- 33 Prohibition orders
- 34 Emergency prohibition notices and orders
- 35 Notification of food poisoning
- 36 Designated Officer
- 37 Food Safety Officer
- 38 Powers of Food Safety Officer
- 39 Liability of Food Safety Officer in certain cases
- 40 Purchaser may have food analysed
- 41 Power of search, seizure, investigation, prosecution and procedure thereof
- 42 Procedure for launching prosecution
