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THE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.....ORDER, 2001 771

to securing due compliance with the provisions of this Order, or for the purpose of
satisfying himself that this Order or any other Order made thereunder has been
complied with—
(a) enter and search any place or premises being made use of or suspected to
be made by use by a dealer, parallel marketeer, transporter, consumer or
any other person who is an employee or agent of such dealer or transporter
or consumer or parallel marketeer or any other person, with respect to
which there is reason to believe that the provisions of this Order have been
or are being or are about to be contravened;
(b) stop and search any vessel or vehicle or receptacle used or capable of being
used for the transport or storage of auto LPG;
(c) inspect any book of accounts or other documents or any stock of the product
used or suspected to be used in the business of the dealer, parallel marketeer,
transporter, consumer or any other person suspected to be an employee or
agent of the dealer, transporter, parallel marketeer or consumer;
(d) seize stocks of the products which he has reason to believe has been or is
being or is about to be used in contravention of this Order and take or
authorise the taking of all measures necessary for securing the production
of stocks or items so seized before the Collector having jurisdiction under
the provisions of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955) and for
their safe custody pending such production;
(e) while exercising the power of seizure under item (d) of sub-paragraph (1),
the authorised officer shall record in writing, the reasons for doing so, a
copy of which shall be given to the dealer, parallel marketeer, transporter,
consumer or any other concerned person.
(2) The Sales Officer of a Government Oil Company shall be authorized, to secure
compliance of this Order, by the auto LPG dispensing dealers appointed by the
Government Oil Companies.
(3) The provisions of section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),
relating to search and seizure shall, as far as may be, apply to searches and seizures
under this Order.
10. Overriding effect of the Order
The provisions of this Order shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything
contained in any other Order made by a State Government or a Union Territory
Administration.
11. Power to exempt
The Central Government may, if it considers necessary, for avoiding any hardship
or in consideration of public interest, by notification in the Official Gazette, exempt any
person or class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Order, either generally
or for any specific purpose, subject to such conditions as may be specified in the
notification.
12. Repeal and savings
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Restriction on Use) Order, 1974, is hereby repealed:
PROVIDED that such repeal shall not effect—
(a) the previous operations of the said Order or anything duly done or suffered
therein; or
(b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred
under the said Order; or