Lawgist22APower to search and seize books of account or other documents
1[22A. Power to search and seize books of account or other documents.--(1) Any presidency magistrate or a magistrate of the first class may, by warrant, authorise any police officer not below the rank of sub-inspector to enter upon and search any place where books of account or other documents relating to forward contracts or options in goods entered into contravention of the provisions of this Act, may be or may be reasonably suspected to be, and such police officer may seize any such book or document, if in his opinion, it relates to any such forward contract or option in goods.
(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure made under sub-section (1) as they apply to any search or seizure made under the authority of a warrant issued under section 98 of the said Code.]
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1. Ins. by Act 62 of 1960, s. 20 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960)
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Establishment and constitution of the Forward Markets Commission
- 4 Functions of the Commission
- 4A Powers of the Commission
- 5 Application for recognition of associations
- 6 Grant of recognition to association
- 7 Withdrawal of recognition
- 8 Power of Central Government to call for periodical returns or direct inquiries to be made
- 9 Furnishing of annual reports to the Central Government by recognised associations
- 9A Power of recognised association to make rules respecting grouping of members, restricting voting rights, etc., in special cases
- 10 Power of Central Government to direct rules to be made or to make rules
- 11 Power of recognised association to make bye-laws
- 12 Power of Central Government to make or amend bye-laws of recognised associations
- 12A Application of amendment of bye-laws to existing forward contracts
- 12B Power of Commission to suspend member of recognised association or to prohibit him from trading
- 13 Power of Central Government to supersede governing body of recognised association
- 14 Power to suspend business of recognised association
- 14A Certificate of registration to be obtained by all associations
- 14B Grant or refusal of certificate of registration
- 14C Application of sections 8 and 12B to registered associations
- 15 Forward contracts in notified goods illegal or void in certain circumstances
- 16 Consequences of notification under section 15
- 17 Power to prohibit forward contracts in certain cases
- 18 Special provisions respecting certain kinds of forward contracts
- 19 Prohibition of options in goods
- 20 Penalties
- 21 Penalty for owning or keeping place used for entering into forward contracts in goods
- 21A Power of court to order forfeiture of property
- 22 Offences by companies
- 22A Power to search and seize books of account or other documents
- 22B Presumptions to be drawn in certain cases
- 23 Certain offences to be cognizable
- 24 Jurisdiction to try offences under this Act
- 25 Advisory committee
- 26 Power to delegate
- 27 Power to exempt
- 27A Protection of action taken in good faith
- 28 Power to make rules
- 28A Savings of recognised associations
- 29 Repeals and savings
- 29A Repeal and savings
- 29B Transfer and vesting of undertaking of Commission
