Duty of 1[officers of Government] and local authorities to assist. Every officer of the 2[Government] and every officer or servant of local authority, shall be 3[legally bound to assist any Prohibition Officer or] police officer or person authorised in this behalf in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Source footnotes
1 These words were substituted for the words "When anything has been seized by a Prohibition Officer other than the Collector or Director under the provisions of this Act" by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 87.2 This word was substituted for the word " Crown" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
3 These words were substituted for the words " legally bound to assist any" by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 88 (a)
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise.Section 4 · Collectors.Section 5 · Subordinate officers.Section 6 · Investing officers of Police and other departments with powers and duties under this Act.Section 6A · Board of Experts.Section 7 · Other Boards and committees.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2021-02-23. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.