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Chemical Weapons Convention Act, 2000 Chapter V

Title: Inspection, Search, Seizure and Forfeiture

State: Central

Year: 2000

.....with the intention of adversely affecting the operation of such instrument or Equipment, he shall be guilty of an offence punishable under this Act. Section 22 - Power to issue warrant and authorization (1) A Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, may issue a warrant for the arrest of any person whom he has reason to believe to have committed any offence punishable under Chapter VI or for the search, whether by day or by night, of any industry, building, conveyance or place in which he has reason to believe that any goods in relation to which an offence punishable under Chapter VI has been committed or any document or other goods which may furnish evidence of the commission of such offence is kept or concealed. (2) Any enforcement officer or such other officer of the National Authority as is empowered in this behalf by general or special order by the Central Government or any such officer of a State Government as is empowered in this behalf by general or special order of the State Government, if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge.....

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Income Tax Act, 1961 Section 132

Title: Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....thing represents either wholly or partly income or property which has not been, or would not be, disclosed for the purposes of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (11 of 1922), or this Act (hereinafter in this section referred to as the undisclosed income or property), then, - (A) the Director General or Director or the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner, as the case may be, may authorise any 3[Additional Director or Additional Commissioner or] 4[Joint Director], 5[Joint Commissioner], 6[Assistant Director or Deputy Director], 7[Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner] or Income-tax Officer, or (B) such 8[Additional Director or Additional Commissioner] 9[Joint Director] or 10[Joint Commissioner], as the case may be, may authorise any 11[Assistant Director or Deputy Director], 12[Assistant Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner] or Income-tax Officer, (the officer so authorised in all cases being hereinafter referred to as the authorised officer) to - (i) enter and search any building, place, vessel, vehicle or aircraft where he has reason to suspect that such books of account, other documents, money, bullion, jewellery or other valuable article or thing are kept; (ii).....

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Wealth-tax Act, 1957 Section 37A

Title: Power of Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1957

.....w.e.f. 1-10-1988. 8. Inserted by the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1988, w.e.f. 1-10-1998. 9. Substituted for "or Wealth-tax Officer" by the Finance Act, 1988 w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 10. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(1)(c), for "articles or things including money" w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 11. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(1)(d) w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 12. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(1)(e), for "any article or things including money" w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 13. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(1)(1), for "section 10" w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 14. Inserted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(1)(g) w.e.f. 1-9-1989. 15. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(2)(a), for "articles or things including money" w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 16. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 127, for "Joint Director of Inspection" w.e.f. 1-4-1988. 17. Substituted by Act 21 of 1998 w.e.f. 1-10-1998. 18. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 127, for "Commissioner" w.e.f. 1-4-1988. 19. Substituted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(2) (b), for "section 10" w.e.f. 1-4-1989. 20. Inserted by Act 4 of 1988, section. 154(3) w.e..f 1-4-1989. 21. Inserted by Act 4 of 1988, section 154(4) w.e.f......

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Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 Section 100

Title: Seizure of Animals or Vehicles Not Bearing Numbers and Procedure After Seizure

State: Karnataka

Year: 1964

..... (1) If any direction for the numbering and registration of a dog or vehicle contained in a bye-law made under clause (k) of sub-section (1) of section 324 is not observed in respect of any dogor vehicle, then any authority empowered in this behalf by the municipal council may, at any time, seize and detain the dog or the vehicle or the animal, if any, by which it is drawn or both: Provided that no vehicle other than a bicycle, tricycle or ricksha shall be seized and detained when actually employed in the conveyance of any passenger or goods. (2) If a dog or vehicle or animal is detained under sub-section (1) and the owner or other person entitled thereto does not claim the same and pay the tax, if any, due thereon and other amounts due under sub-section (4) within ten days from the date of seizure, such authority as the municipal council may empower in this behalf may direct that the dog or vehicle or animal shall be sold in public auction and the proceeds of the sale applied to the payment of, -- (a) the tax, if any, due on the dog or vehicle, (b) such penalty not exceeding the amount of the tax as the authority may direct, and (c) the charges incurred in.....

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Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938) Section 34H

Title: Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 1938

.....any books, accounts, receipts, vouchers, survey reports or other documents, belonging to an insurer are likely to be tampered with, falsified or manufactured, he may authorise any subordinate officer of hi s, not lower in rank than3[ an officer authorised by the Authority] (he reafter ref erred to as the authorised officer) to -- (i) enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such books, accounts or other documents, or any books or papers relating to any claim, rebate or commission or any receipts, vouchers, reports or other documents are kept; (ii) break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by clause (i) where the keys thereof are not available; (iii) seize all or any such books, accounts or other documents, found as a result of such search; (iv) place marks of identification on such books, accounts or other documents or make or cause to be made extracts or copies therefrom. ( 2 ) The authorised officer may requisition the services of any police-officer or of any officer of the Central Government, or of both, to assist hi m for all or any of the purposes specified.....

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Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 Chapter 3

Title: Seizure and Confiscation of Certain Equipment

State: Central

Year: 1995

.....section 11 or section 12 shall prevent the infliction of any punishment to which the person affected thereby is liable under the provisions of this Act. Section 14 - Giving of opportunity to the cable operator of seized equipment (1) No order adjudicating confiscation of the equipment referred to in section 12 shall be made unless the cable operator has been given a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to confiscate such equipment and giving him a reasonable opportunity of making a representation in writing, within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice against the confiscation and if he so desires of being heard in the matter: Provided that where no such notice is given within a period of ten days from the days of the seizure of the equipment, such equipment shall be returned after the expiry of that period to the cable operator from whose possession it was seized. (2) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (1), the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) shall, so far as may be, apply to every proceeding referred to in sub-section (1). Section 15 - Appeal (1) Any person aggrieved by any.....

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Cattle Trespass Act, 1966 Chapter V

Title: Complaints of Illegal Seizure or Detention

State: Karnataka

Year: 1966

.....for illegal seizure If the seizure or detention be adjudged illegal, the magistrate shall award to the complainant for the loss caused by the seizure or detention reasonable compensation not exceeding one hundred rupees to be paid by the person who made the seizure or detained the cattle together with all fines paid and expenses incurred by the complainant in procuring the release of the cattle: Provided that if the cattle have not been released, the magistrate shall, besides ordering such compensation, order their release and direct that the fines and charges leviable under this Act shall be paid by the person who made the seizure or detained the cattle. Section 23 - Recovery of compensation The compensation, fines and charges mentioned in section 22 may be recovered as if they were fines imposed by the magistrate.

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Companies Act, 1956 Section 234A

Title: Seizure of Documents by Registrar

State: Central

Year: 1956

.....necessary. (4) Save as otherwise provided in this section, every search 6 [or seizure] made under this section shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)7 relating to searches 6 [or seizures] made under that Code.] ___________________ 1. Inserted by Act 65 of 1960, Section 73 (w.e.f. 28-12-1960). 2. The words "any managing agent or secretaries and treasurers or" omitted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 115 (w.e.f. 13-12-2000). 3. Certain words omitted by Act 53 of 2000, Section 115 (w.e.f. 13-12-2000). 4. The words "to the Tribunal or" Inserted by Act 31 of 1965, Section 24 (w.e.f. 15-10-1965) and omitted by Act 17 of 1967, Section 4 and Schedule (w.e.f. 1-7-1967). 5. Substituted by Act 17 of 1967, Section 4 and Schedule, for "Tribunal or Magistrate, as the case may be" (w.e.f. 1-7-1967). 6. Inserted by Act 31 of 1965, Section 24 (w.e.f. 15-10-1965). 7. See now the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

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Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 Chapter V

Title: Summons, Searches and Seizures, Etc

State: Central

Year: 2002

.....by him, and (iii) record the statement of any person present in the place which may be useful for, or relevant to, any proceeding under this Act. Section 17 - Search and seizure (1) Where 1[the Director or any other officer not below the rank of Deputy Director authorised by him for the purposes of this section], on the basis of information in his possession, has reason to believe (the reason for such belief to be recorded in writing) that any person--- (i) has committed any act which constitutes money-laundering, or (ii) is in possession of any proceeds of crime involved in money-laundering, or (iii) is in possession of any records relating to money-laundering, then, subject to the rules made in this behalf, he may authorise any officer subordinate to him to-- (a) enter and search any building, place, vessel, vehicle or aircraft where he has reason to suspect that such records or proceeds of crime are kept; (b) break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by clause (a) where the keys thereof are not available; (c) seize any record or property found as a result of such search; (d).....

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Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013, Section 17

Title: Search and Seizure

State: Central

Year: 2013

.....papers, receipts, vouchers, survey reports or other documents, belonging to an intermediary are likely to be tampered with, falsified or manufactured, it may authorise any officer of the Authority, not below the rank equivalent to that of a Gazetted Officer of the Government (hereafter referred to as the authorised officer), to- (i) enter and search any building or place where he has reason to suspect that such books, accounts or other documents, or any books or papers relating to any claim, rebate or commission or any receipts, vouchers, reports or other documents are kept; (ii) break open the lock of any box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by clause (i) where the keys thereof are not available; (iii) seize all or any such books, accounts or other documents, found as a result of such search; (iv) place marks of identification on such books, accounts or other documents or make or cause to be made extracts or copies therefrom. (2) The authorised officer may requisition the services of any police officer or of any officer of the Central Government, or of both, to assist him for all or any of the purposes specified.....

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