Section 10 - Power relating to search and seizure - Foreign Trade (Development And Regulation) Act 1992

CHAPTER IV SEARCH, SEIZURE, PENALTY AND CONFISCATION Power relating to search and seizure 10. 1 [ (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorize any person for the purposes of exercising such powers with respect to- (a) entering such premises where the goods are kept, stored or processed, manufactured, traded or supplied or received for the purposes of import or export and searching inspecting and seizing of such goods, documents, things and conveyances connected with such import and export of goods (b) entering such premises from which the services or technology are being provided, supplied, received, consumed or utilized and searching, inspecting and seizing of such goods, documents, things and conveyances connected with such import and export of services and technology, Subject to such requirements and conditions, and with approval of such officer, as may be prescribed: Provided that the provisions of clause (b) shall be applicable, in case of import of export of services or technology, only when the service or technology provider is availing benefit under the foreign trade policy or is dealing with specified services or specified technologies. ] (2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) relating to searches and seizures shall, so far as may be, apply to every search and seizure made under this section. -------------------------------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide Notification S.O. 2099(E), Dated 19/08/2010 , before it was read as:- (1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise any person for the purposes of exercising such powers with respect to entering such premises and searching inspecting and seizing of such goods, documents, things and conveyances subject to such requirements and conditions, as may be prescribed.