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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Opium Act, 1878 Section 15

POWER TO SEIZE OPIUM IN OPEN PLACES - Any officer of any of the said departments may

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Opium Act, 1878 Section 15 is part of Opium Act, 1878 - POWER TO SEIZE OPIUM IN OPEN PLACES - Any officer of any of the said departments may. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) seize, in any open place or in transit, any opium or other thing which he has reason to believe to be liable to confiscation under section 11-or any other law for the time being in force relating to opium; Power to detain, search and arrest.

(b) detain and search any person whom he has reason to believe to be guilty of any offence against this or any other such law, and, if such person has opium in his possession, arrest him, and any other persons in his company.

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What does Opium Act, 1878 Section 15 provide?

Section Section 15 of the Opium Act, 1878 (POWER TO SEIZE OPIUM IN OPEN PLACES - Any officer of any of the said departments may) is reproduced on this page as part of the Opium Act, 1878. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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