Power of Collector or officer of the Excise department to search without warrant
Section 53 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 deals with power of Collector or officer of the Excise department to search without warrant. Whenever a Collector or an officer of the Excise Department not below such rank as the [State Government] may prescribe or a police officer not below the rank of [Sub-Inspector] has reason to believe that an offence punishable under [section 60, section 60-A] section 61, section 62, section 63 or se The Act came into force on 24 Feb 1910.
(1) Whenever a Collector or an officer of the Excise Department not below such rank as the 1[State Government] may prescribe or a police officer not below the rank of 2[Sub-Inspector] has reason to believe that an offence punishable under 3[section 60, section 60-A] section 61, section 62, section 63 or section 65 has been, is being or is likely to be committed in any place, and that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording the offender an opportunity of escape or of concealing evidence of the offence, he may, at any time, in day or night, enter and search such place ;
Provided that 4[any officer] other than a Collector taking action under this sub-section shall before entering such place record the grounds of his belief as aforesaid.
(2) 5[The Collector or other officer] as aforesaid may seize anything found in such place which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under this Act, and may detain and search and, if he thinks proper, arrest any person found in such place whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of such offence as aforesaid.
Section 53, 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
- s. 60 Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc
- s. 61 Penalty for unlawful selling to persons under twenty-one, or employing persons under twenty-one or women
- s. 62 Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption
- s. 63 -Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc
- s. 65 Penalty for consumption in chemists shop
Questions about Section 53
What does Section 53 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 deal with?
Section 53 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 is headed "Power of Collector or officer of the Excise department to search without warrant". Whenever a Collector or an officer of the Excise Department not below such rank as the [State Government] may prescribe or a police officer not below the rank of [Sub-Inspector] has reason to believe that an offence punishable under [section 60, section 60-A] section 61, section 62, section 63 or se
How do I find court cases under Section 53 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 53, section 53 United Provinces Excise Act 1910, section 53 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 53 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 61 (Penalty for unlawful selling to persons under twenty-one, or employing persons under twenty-one or women), 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), and on 1 further provision, so none of them can safely be read on its own.
When did Section 53 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910 come into force?
Section 53 of the United Provinces Excise Act 1910, cited as United Provinces Excise Act 1910 53, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 72. What things are liable to confiscation913 words
- 37A. Prohibition of import, export, transport, possession or consumption of intoxicants724 words
- 3. Interpretation674 words
- 41. Power of Excise Commissioner to make rules581 words
- 40. Power of State Government to make rules481 words
- 11. Appeal and revision422 words
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