Section 17
Power to arrest and detain. To search vehicles, &c.,
Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act, 1857
About this Act
AN ACT to amend the law relating to the duties payable on Tobacco, and the retail sale and warehousing thereof in the Town of Bombay.
The Commissioner of Customs, Salt,
and Opium, or other Officer as aforesaid, or any public Officer authorized by the Commissioner or such
Officer, may arrest and detain any person carrying or having charge of any Tobacco liable to confiscation
under this Act, and may detain and search any vessel or package, and any boat or vehicle, containing or
conveying, or supposed to contain or convey, any such Tobacco.