23. Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc.-(l) Any person, being an officer of Government, authorized in this behalf by the Central Government may, with a view to securing compliance with the provisions of this Act or to satisfy himself that the provisions of this Act have been complied with, -
(i) Enter and search any place;
(ii) Seize any antiquity or art treasure in respect of which he suspects that any provisions of this Act has been, is being, or is about to be, contravened and thereafter take all measures necessary for securing the production of the antiquity or art treasure so seized in a Court and for its safe custody, pending such production.
(2) The provisions of Sees. 102 and 103 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898) relating to search and seizure shall, so far as may be, apply to searches and seizures under this section.
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