Act Number: 22

Act Name: The Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963

Year: 1963

Enactment Date: 1963-08-24

Long Title: An Act to provide for the sound development of the export trade of India through quality control and inspection and for matters connected therewith.

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Commerce

Section 10A: Power to enter and inspect.
    1[10A. Power to enter and inspect.--The Director of Inspection and Quality Control or any officer of the Central Government authorised by him in writing in this behalf (hereinafter referred to as the "authorised officer") may enter at any reasonable time, any premises which--
         (a) any commodity which has been changed after inspection by any agency referred to in sub-section (1) of section 7; or
         (b) any books of account or other documents or things which, in his opinion, will be useful for, or relevant to, any proceeding under this Act,
are suspected to have been kept or concealed, and inspect such commodity, books of account, other documents or things and may take such notes or extracts from such books of account or, other documents as he may think fit.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 40 of 1984, s. 5 (w.e.f. 2-7-1984).
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