Amendment of section 12F.
134. In section 12F of the Central Excise Act, for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:––
'(2) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to search and seizure under this section subject to the modification that subsection (5) of section 165 of the said Code shall have effect as if for the word "Magistrate", wherever it occurs, the words "Commissioner of Central Excise" were substituted.'.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 134 of the Bill seeks to amend section 12F of the Central Excise Act so as to substitute sub-section (2) thereof to provide that the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to search and seizure under this section subject to the modification that sub-section (5) of section 165 of the said Code shall have effect as if for the word “Magistrate”, wherever it occurs, the words “Commissioner of Central Excise” were substituted.
This amendment will take effect from the date on which this Bill receives the assent of the President.
