Section 46Central Act
Section 46: Procedure in respect of foreign exchange or any other goods seized by police officers .-(1) Where any police officer seizes any foreign exchange or any other goods which is alleged or suspected to have been stolen, or which is found, in either case, under circumstances which create suspicion of the commission of an offence under this Act, such police officer shall forthwith report the seizure of
Procedure in respect of foreign exchange or any other goods seized by police officers .-(1) Where any police officer seizes any foreign exchange or any other goods which is alleged or suspected to have been stolen, or which is found, in either case, under circumstances which create suspicion of the commission of an offence under this Act, such police officer shall forthwith report the seizure of-
(i)such foreign exchange to the nearest officer of Enforcement, not below the rank of an Assistant Director of Enforcement; and(ii)such other goods to the nearest officer of Customs, not below the rank of an Assistant [Commissioner of Customs].(2)
Notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)] [ Substituted by Act 29 of 1993, Section 20, for " Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898)" (w.e.f. 8.1.1993).] in every case referred to in sub-section (1), the police officer shall, immediately after the dismissal of the complaint or the conclusion of the inquiry or trial, as the case may be, cause-(i)
such foreign exchange to be delivered to an officer of Enforcement, not below the rank of an Assistant Director of Enforcement; and(ii)
such other goods to be conveyed to an officer of Customs, not below the rank of an Assistant [Commissioner of Customs] [Substituted by Act 22 of 1995, Section 91, for " Collector of Customs" . ].Previous
Sec 45 — Power of police officers and other officers to enter, search, etc .-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)], any police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police or any other officer of the Central Government or a State Government authorised by the Central Government in this behalf may enter any public place and search and arrest without warrant any person found therein who is reasonably suspected of having committed or of committing or of being about to commit a contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 8
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Sec 47 — Contracts in evasion of the Act .-(1) No person shall enter into any contract or agreement which would directly or indirectly evade or avoid in any way the operation of any provision of this Act or of any rule, direction or order made thereunder
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