State Act

THE ASSAM SERICULTURE (SILK-WORM SEED, COCOON AND SILK YARN CONTROL) ACT, 1987 (SINGLE DOCUMENT)

10. (1) The licencing authority or any officer authorised by the licencing authority in writing on his behalf may with a view to securing compliance with this Act or with any rules or order made thereunder:- (a) Require any person licensed under this Act to furnish such information as may be specified. (b) Inspect or cause to be inspected any return document or account book in the possession of a person, licensed under this Act. (c) At all reasonable times enter and inspect any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place or a person licensed under this Act. (d) At all reasonable times enter and search any land, building, vessel, vehicle or place wherein or in any part of which silkworm seed or cocoon or silk yarn is stored or is being transported, and seize or authorise any person to seize any silkworm seed or cocoon or silk yarn including any vessel, receptacle, apparatus, packages or covering in which such seed or cocoon or silk yarn is contained if the licencing authority has the konwledge or information given by any person and taken down by him in writing that a contravention of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder has been or is being committed by a person licensed under this Act. (2) Every owner, occupier or other person incharge of any such land, building, vessel, vehicle or place shall give all reasonable facilities to the licencing authority or the officer aforesaid in carrying out his inspection under this section.