Section 30
Inspection in India.
The Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
About this Act
An Act to provide for the national measures for protecting the Antarctic environment and dependent and associated ecosystems and to give effect to the Antarctic Treaty, the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources and to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) The Central Government may designate any officer as an Inspector,
having such qualifications and experience as may be prescribed, for performing the duties and
exercising the powers of inspections in India under this Act.
(2) The Inspector may, for the purposes of this Act--
(a) enter and search any place including vessel, container, platform anchored at sea, shipping container or conveyance;
(b) examine any substance, product or thing;
(c) open and examine any receptacle or package, if it contains any doubtful substance, product or thing;
(d) examine any book, record, data or other documents and make copies or take extracts of the same;
(e) take samples of things, if relevant;
(f) conduct any test or take any measurement; and
(g) such other functions as may be prescribed.
(3) The Inspector may confiscate a sample taken in violation of the permit issued under this Act.
(4) The owner or person-in-charge of a place being inspected and every person found in the place of inspection shall--
(a) extend all reasonable assistance to enable the Inspector to carry out his duties under this Act; and
(b) provide any information which the Inspector may require.
(2) The Inspector may, for the purposes of this Act--
(a) enter and search any place including vessel, container, platform anchored at sea, shipping container or conveyance;
(b) examine any substance, product or thing;
(c) open and examine any receptacle or package, if it contains any doubtful substance, product or thing;
(d) examine any book, record, data or other documents and make copies or take extracts of the same;
(e) take samples of things, if relevant;
(f) conduct any test or take any measurement; and
(g) such other functions as may be prescribed.
(3) The Inspector may confiscate a sample taken in violation of the permit issued under this Act.
(4) The owner or person-in-charge of a place being inspected and every person found in the place of inspection shall--
(a) extend all reasonable assistance to enable the Inspector to carry out his duties under this Act; and
(b) provide any information which the Inspector may require.