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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Section 11

Power of Inspection

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Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Section 11 is part of Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 - Power of Inspection. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) For the purpose of ascertaining the position of the working, actual or prospective, of any mine or abandoned mine or for any other purpose mentioned in this Act or the rules made thereunder, any officer authorised by the Central Government in this behalf shall have the right to--

(a) enter and inspect any mine;

(b) order the production of any document, book, register or record in the possession or power of any person having the control of or connected with, any mine;

(c) examine any person having the control of, or connected with, any mine.

(2) Any officer authorised by the Central Government under Sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.

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What does Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 Section 11 provide?

Section Section 11 of the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (Power of Inspection) is reproduced on this page as part of the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948. 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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