179. Powers of search of seizure. -(1) Any officer specified in Col. (1) of the Table below may within the areas specified in the corresponding entry in Col. (2) of that Table: -
(a) Enter, inspect and examine any place, aircraft, carriage or vessel in which an explosive is being manufactured, possessed, used, sold, transported, exported or imported under a licence granted under these rules, or in which he has reason to believe that on explosive has been or is being manufactured, possessed, used, sold, transported, exported or imported in contravention of the Act or these rules;
(b) Search for explosives or ingredients thereof;
(c) Take samples of any explosive or ingredients found therein free of charge; and
(d) (d) Seize, detain and remove any explosive or ingredients thereof found therein together with connected documents thereof in respect of which he has reason to believe that any of the provisions of the Act or these rules have been contravened.
TABLE
Officers Areas
(1) (2)
The Chief Controller and All parts of India.
Controller of Explosives Their respective districts.
All District Magistrates Their respective jurisdictions.
All Executive Magistrates subordinate to the District Magistrate
All Commissioners of Police and
Police Officers of rank not below that of Sub4nspector or Police The area over which their authority extends.
The Chief Inspector of Mines and officers subordinate to him The respective areas over which their authority extends.
(2) Whenever any officer other than the Chief Controller seizes, detains or removes any explosive or ingredients thereof or any connected document thereof under this rule, he shall forthwith report the fact by telegram to the Chief Controller and the Controller under whose jurisdiction the place where the explosives were seized falls and when ever any officer not being the district authority seizes detains or removes any explosives or ingredients thereof or any connected documents thereof under this rule he shall forthwith report the fact by telegram to the district authority concerned.
(3) Whenever any explosives are seized they shall be stored up in an isolated place under adequate guard until examination by Chief Controller or Controller and receipt of instructions from him as to their disposal.
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