(1) Any person authorised by the Central Government may, on producing, if so required, a duly authenticated document showing his authority, enter any mine, premises or land--
(a) where he has reason to believe that work is being carried out for the purpose of or in connection with production and processing of any prescribed substances or substances from which a prescribed substance can be obtained or production, development or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith, or
(b) where any such plant as is mentioned in clause (b) of section 7 is situate,
and may inspect the mine, premises or land and any articles contained therein.
(2) The person carrying out the inspection may make copies of or extracts from any drawing, plan or other document found in the mine, premises or land and for the purpose of making such copies or extracts, may remove any such drawing, plan or other document after giving a duly signed receipt for the same and retain possession thereof for a period not exceeding seven days.
(a) where he has reason to believe that work is being carried out for the purpose of or in connection with production and processing of any prescribed substances or substances from which a prescribed substance can be obtained or production, development or use of atomic energy or research into matters connected therewith, or
(b) where any such plant as is mentioned in clause (b) of section 7 is situate,
and may inspect the mine, premises or land and any articles contained therein.
(2) The person carrying out the inspection may make copies of or extracts from any drawing, plan or other document found in the mine, premises or land and for the purpose of making such copies or extracts, may remove any such drawing, plan or other document after giving a duly signed receipt for the same and retain possession thereof for a period not exceeding seven days.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions and interpretation.Section 3 · General powers of the Central Government.Section 4 · Notification of discovery of uranium or thorium.Section 5 · Control over mining or concentration of substances containing uranium.Section 6 · Disposal of uranium.Section 7 · Powers to obtain information regarding materials, plant or processes.Section 9 · Power to do work for discovering minerals.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 15 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-06. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.