Act Number: 1

Act Name: The Central Excise Act, 1944

Year: 1944

Enactment Date: 1944-02-24

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to central duties of excise 2* * *

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Revenue

Section 19: Disposal of persons arrested.
     Every person arrested under this Act shall be forwarded without delay to the nearest Central Excise Officer empowered to send persons so arrested to a Magistrate, or, if there is no such Central Excise Officer within a reasonable distance, to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station.
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