Section 18. Whenever

18. Whenever Procedure of officer having reason to believe unlawful manufacture. 18. Whenever any Salt-revenue officer, not inferior in rank to a Sub-Inspector, has reason to believe that salt or saltpetre is being unlawfully manufactured, refined or stored in an unlicensed place, such officer shall first record in writing (so far as may be practicable) (a) the name, residence, and calling of the informant (if any); (b) the locality and description of the house, boat or place where the officer believes that the salt or saltpetre is being so manufactured, refined or stored; (c) the name of the person by or for whom the salt or saltpetre is so manufactured, refined or stored; and (d) the supposed quantity and description of the salt or saltpetre, with the grounds for believing the same to be unlawfully manufactured, refined or stored; and may then summon in writing the officer in charge of the Police-station within whose jurisdiction the house, boat or place to be searched is situate to attend him; Power to enter and search. and may then, after sunrise and before sunset (but always in the presence of an officer of Police not inferior in rank to a head constable), enter and search any house, boat or place in which there is reason to believe that salt or saltpetre is being so manufactured, refined or stored; and, in case of resistance, may break open any door, and force and remove any other obstacle to such entry; and may seize and carry away all salt and saltpetre so manufactured, refined or stored, and all materials used in the manufacture or refinement of such salt or saltpetre; and may also detain and search and, if he thinks proper, arrest the occupier of the said house, boat or place, together with all persons concerned in the manufacture, refinement, or storing of such salt or saltpetre, or in the concealing thereof. If the place so entered is an apartment in the actual occupancy of a woman who, according to the custom of the country, does not appear in public, the officer 1882.] Salt. officer, not inferior to believe that y manufactured, ace, writing (so far as , residence, and ) the locality and where the officer is being so manu- ame of the person s so manufactur- supposed quantity , with the grounds lly manufactured, ting the officer in those jurisdiction rched is situate to nd before sunset icer of Police not , enter and search here is reason to ing so manufac- break open any or obstacle to such all salt and salt- stored, and all or refinement of and, if he thinks d house, boat or concerned in the g of such salt or of. apartment in the , according to the ear in public, the officer officer entering the same shall be guided by the rules prescribed for such cases in the Code of Criminal Procedure. Before conducting a search under this section, the officer conducting it shall call upon two or more respectable inhabitants (if any) of the locality in which the house, boat or place is situate to attend and witness the search, and the search shall be made in the presence of such inhabitants (if any), and also (if practicable) of the occupant of the house, boat or place searched. Whenever it is necessary to cause a woman to be searched, the search shall be made by another woman with strict regard to decency.