Substitution of new section for section 18.
136. For section 18 of the Central Excise Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:—
Searches and arrests how to be made.
"18. All searches under this Act or the rules made thereunder and all arrests under this Act shall, save as otherwise provided under this Act, be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, (2 of 1974) relating respectively to searches and arrests under that Code.".
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 136 of the Bill seeks to substitute a new section for section 18 of the Central Excise Act so as to provide that all searches under this Act or the rules made thereunder and all arrests under this Act shall, save as otherwise provided under this Act, be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, relating respectively to searches and arrests under that Code.
This amendment will take effect from the date on which this Bill receives the assent of the President.
