Section 10:
Power to prohibit payment of currency received in contravention of the Act.
Where the
Central Government is satisfied, after making such inquiry as it may deem fit, that any person has in his
custody or control any article or currency or security, whether Indian or foreign, which has been accepted
by such person in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act, it may, by order in writing, prohibit
such person from paying, delivering, transferring or otherwise dealing with, in any manner whatsoever,
such article or currency or security save in accordance with the written orders of the Central Government
and a copy of such order shall be served upon the person so prohibited in the prescribed manner, and
thereupon the provisions of sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) of section 7 of the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967 (37 of 1967) shall, so far as may be, apply to, or in relation to, such article or
currency or security and references in the said sub-sections to moneys, securities or credits shall be
construed as references to such article or currency or security.