Act Number: 15

Act Name: The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002

Year: 2003

Enactment Date: 2003-01-17

Long Title: An Act to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from, or involved in, money-laundering and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 62: Punishment for vexatious search.
    Any authority or officer exercising powers under this Act or any rules made thereunder, who, without reasons recorded in writing,--
         (a) searches or causes to be searched any building or place; or
         (b) detains or searches or arrests any person,
shall for every such offence be liable on conviction for imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or both.
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