Section 23 - Power of authority to conduct inquiry, etc. - Prohibition Of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988

Power of authority to conduct inquiry, etc. 23. The Initiating Officer, after obtaining prior approval of the Approving Authority, shall have power to conduct or cause to be conducted any inquiry or investigation in respect of any person, place, property, assets, documents, books of account or other documents, in respect of any other relevant matters under this Act. 2 [ Explanation . For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that nothing contained in this section shall apply and shall be deemed to have ever applied where a notice under sub-section (1) of section 24 has been issued by the Initiating Officer. ] ******************* Notes: 1. Inserted vide Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Act, 2016 2. Inserted vide FINANCE (NO. 2) ACT, 2019 w.e.f. 01-11-2016