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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Opium Act, 1878 Section 19

ISSUE OF WARRANTS The Collector of the district, Deputy Commissioner or other officer authorized by the State

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Opium Act, 1878 Section 19 is part of Opium Act, 1878 - ISSUE OF WARRANTS The Collector of the district, Deputy Commissioner or other officer authorized by the State. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 19: ISSUE OF WARRANTS The Collector of the district, Deputy Commissioner or other officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, either personally or in right of his office, or a Magistrate, may issue his warrant for the arrest of any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed an offence relating to opium, or for the search, whether by day or night, of any building or vessel or place in which he has reason to believe opium liable to confiscation to be kept or concealed. All warrants issued under this section shall be executed in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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What does Opium Act, 1878 Section 19 provide?

Section Section 19 of the Opium Act, 1878 (ISSUE OF WARRANTS The Collector of the district, Deputy Commissioner or other officer authorized by the State) 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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