Contraband Salt, Oudh Act, 1862, 19 of 1862 (Rep., Act 8 of 1875)

Section II. Section IV of Act XXXVI of 1855 is hereby repealed, and the following Section is enacted in lieu the

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

II. Section IV of Act XXXVI of 1855 is hereby repealed, and the following Section is enacted in lieu thereof, and shall be read and construed in the same manner as if it formed part of the said Act, namely— "If the place to be searched is a zenanah or apartment in the actual occupancy of a woman who, according to the custom of the country, does not appear PRICE 6 PIES. ACT No. XIX of 1862. appear in public, the Officer making the search shall give notice to such woman in such zenanah or apartment that she is at liberty to withdraw, and after giving such notice and allowing a reasonable time for the woman to withdraw, and affording her every reasonable facility for withdrawing, such Officer may enter such zenanah or apartment for the purpose of completing the search, using at the same time every precaution consistent with these provisions for preventing the clandestine removal of any Salt. Provided that the responsibility for the act, and the determination whether to force an entry or not, shall rest with the Officer of Customs or Land Revenue only."

Source: India Code