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The United Provinces Excise Act 1910

Power of arrest, seizure and detention

In force From 24 Feb 1910 Act 4 of 1910 As on 19 Oct 2026

Act 4 of 1910 Enacted 12 Jun 1910 In force 24 Feb 1910 Cited by 1 provision

Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 deals with power of arrest, seizure and detention. Any officer of the excise, police, salt, opium or land revenue department not below such rank and subject to such restrictions as the [State Government] may prescribe, and any other person duly empowered in this behalf, may arrest without warrant, any person, found [committing or abetting an offence The Act came into force on 24 Feb 1910.

Any officer of the excise, police, salt, opium or land revenue department not below such rank and subject to such restrictions as the 1[State Government] may prescribe, and any other person duly empowered in this behalf, may arrest without warrant, any person, found 2[committing or abetting an offence] punishable under 3[section 60, section 60-A] section 62, section 63 or section 65 ; and may seize and detain any 3a[intoxicant] or other article which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act or other law for the time being in force relating to excise revenue ; and may detain and search any person upon whom, and any vessel, vehicle, animal, package, receptacle or covering in or upon which he may have reasonable cause to suspect any such article to be.

Section 50, The United Provinces Excise Act 1910 (Act 4 of 1910).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 60 Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc
  2. s. 62 Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption
  3. s. 63 -Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc
  4. s. 65 Penalty for consumption in chemists shop

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 10 Department in districts

Questions about Section 50

What does Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 deal with?

Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 is headed "Power of arrest, seizure and detention". Any officer of the excise, police, salt, opium or land revenue department not below such rank and subject to such restrictions as the [State Government] may prescribe, and any other person duly empowered in this behalf, may arrest without warrant, any person, found [committing or abetting an offence

How do I find court cases under Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: United Provinces Excise Act 1910 50, section 50 United Provinces Excise Act 1910, section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 60 (Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc), section 62 (Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption), section 63 (-Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc), section 65 (Penalty for consumption in chemists shop), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When did Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 come into force?

Section 50 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910, cited as United Provinces Excise Act 1910 50, came into force on 24 Feb 1910, having been enacted on 12 Jun 1910. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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Source and method. Compiled from the enactments of Parliament and of the State legislatures as published on India Code, and republished together with commentary and other original matter under section 52(1)(q)(ii) of the Copyright Act, 1957. Structured, cross-referenced and maintained by eCourtsIndia. Text as in force on 19 Oct 2026. This page is not a substitute for legal advice.