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Application of law relating to sea customs and powers of Customs
Officers.—(1) The law for the time being in force relating to sea customs and to
goods, the import of which is prohibited by section 18 of the Sea Customs Act,
1878 (8 of 1878)27 shall, subject to the provisions of section 13 of this Act,
apply in respect of drugs 28[and cosmetics] the import of which is prohibited
under this Chapter, and officers of Customs and officers empowered under that
Act to perform the duties imposed thereby on a 29[Commissioner of Customs]
and other officers of Customs, shall have the same powers in respect of such
drugs 2
[and cosmetics] as they have for the time being in respect of such goods
as aforesaid.
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[(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the
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[Commissioner of Customs] or any officer of the Government authorised by
the Central Government in this behalf, may detain any imported package which
he suspects to contain any drug 2
[or cosmetic] the import of which is prohibited
under this Chapter and shall forthwith report such detention to the Drugs
Controller, India, and if necessary, forward the package or sample of any
suspected drug 2
[or cosmetic] found therein to the Central Drugs Laboratory.
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