Section 21:
Powers of Insecticide Inspectors.
(1) An Insecticide Inspector shall have power--
(a) to enter and search, at all reasonable times and with such assistance, if any, as he considers
necessary, any premises in which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act or the rules
made thereunder has been or is being or is about to be committed, or for the purpose of satisfying
himself that the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder or the conditions of any certificate
of registration or licence issued thereunder are being complied with;
(b) to require the production of, and to inspect, examine and make copies of, or take extracts
from, registers, records or other documents kept by a manufacturer, distributor, carrier, dealer or any
other person in pursuance of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder and seize the
same, if he has reason to believe that all or any of them, may furnish evidence of the commission of
an offence punishable under this Act or the rules made thereunder;
(c) to make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the
provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with and for that purpose stop
any vehicle;
(d) to stop the distribution, sale or use of an insecticide which he has reason to believe is being
distributed, sold or used in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder,
for a specified period not exceeding 1
[thirty days], or unless the alleged contravention is such that the
defect may be removed by the possessor of the insecticide, seize the stock of such insecticide;
(e) to take samples of any insecticide and send such samples for analysis to the Insecticide
Analyst for test in the prescribed manner; and
(f) to exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Act or
the rules made thereunder.
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[(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), shall, as far as may be,
apply to any search or seizure under this Act as they apply to any search or seizure made under the
authority of a warrant issued under section 94 of the said Code.]
(3) An Insecticide Inspector may exercise the powers of a police officer under 3
[section 42 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], for the purpose of ascertaining the true name and
residence of the person from whom a sample is taken or an insecticide is seized.
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 23 of 2000, s. 2, for "twenty" (w.e.f. 5-8-2000).
2. Subs. by Act 24 of 1977, s. 6, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 2-8-1977).
3. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for "section 57 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)" (w.e.f. 2-8-1977).