(a) require the owner, occupier or any other person in charge of any place, premises, vehicle, or vessel in which he ha reason to believe that any contravention of the provisions of this Order or of the conditions of the licence issued thereunder has been, is being or is about to the committed, to produce any books, accounts or other documents showing transactions relating to such contraventions.
(b) enter, inspect or break open search any place or premises, vehicle or vessel in which he has reason to believe that any contravention of the provisions of this Order or of the conditions of the licence issued there under has been is being or is about to be committed.
(c) seize any books of accounts and documents which in the opinion of the licensing authority or as the case may be, the authorized officer, would be useful for or relevant to any proceedings under this Order and return such books of accounts and documents within three months from the date of such seizure to the person from whom they were seized after taking or causing to be taken extracts from or copies thereof as certified by the person in form "D".
(d) search, seize and remove stocks of all or any of the pulses in respect of which contravention has taken place; and the animals vehicles, vessels or other conveyance used in carrying the said commodity in contravention of the provisions of this Order or of the conditions of the licence issued thereunder and thereafter take or authorize the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production of stocks of commodities and the animals, vehicles, vessels or other conveyance so seized before the Collector and for their safe custody pending such production.
(e) The charge or hypothecation in respect of pulses stocks in any area shall not come in the way if it enforcement official has reason to believe that the stock is found to be illegal and stored for violation of the provisions of this Order and the said stock can be seized by the enforcement officials.
Section 17 • Andhra Pradesh Pulses (Licensing Storage and Regulation) Order, 2007
17. Powers of entry, search, seizure etc.
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