Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
3. Nothing `in` section two applies to
(a) salt covered by a permit granted under section twenty-eight OT section thirty-one of the Act of the Goyel-nor of Bombay in Council No. VII of 1873, or a rawjna granted uncler Madras lt.egula,tion 1 of lioj, seetioil eleven, cl.ause third ;
. . .,
up011 may
(a) enter and search tlic sanze ;
( B ) require the master of such vessel to l ~ ~ o d u c e any documents in his possession relating to suc!ll ~essel or the- cargo thereof ;
(c) seize such vessel if the said officer has reason to believe it liable to coilfiscation under this Act, and cause it to be brought, with its crew and cargo into any port in British India ; ancl
(d) where salt is found on b0a.d such vessel, seasc.11 and arrest without a warrant any persoiz on boa,rcl tllc sanze who such officer has reason to believe is punishable under section two.
and any person obstructiilg a.ny such officer ill the pei2formance of his duty,
ma.y be arrested by such officer ~vithout a \varrant,, mcl sl~all be punished wit.11 fine which may extcncl to one thousancl rupees, or wit11 iiu11risoni1zent for a term which may extend to six months, or \vit,h botll.
inay seiae such article, and shsll at once report t,l~e
7. por the purpose of the adjudicat3ioli of pen- Jcu.isdictiorl. alties under seeti011 two or section five, every offence thGre~mder may be deemed to ha~re been committed ,vithin the liniits of the jurisdiction of the Nagistrate of any place where the offender is found,. or to wllich, if arrested under section four or section five, he lilay be brought.
Source: India Code