Section 16
Power to enter and search
of Criminal Law (Preventive Detention) Act
(1)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any written law, it shall be lawful for any police officer of or above the rank of
Assistant Superintendent or a police officer of any rank specially authorised by a police officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent -
(a)
in order to effect the arrest of any person in pursuance of the provisions of this Act, to enter and search any place; and
(b)
in order to effect an entrance into such place, to break open any outer or inner door or window of any such place if he cannot otherwise obtain admittance thereto.
(2)
In this section, "place" includes any vehicle. vessel or aircraft, whether'& a public place or nit.
Officers of Bureau to exercise powers conferred on police officers under sections 14,15 and 16 16A.
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, the powers conferred upon a police officer under sections 14, 15 and 16 may be exercised by an officer of the Bureau.
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(2)
The powers conferred upon a police officer of or above the rank of Assistant Superintendent under sections 14(2) and 16 may be exercised by the Director. the Deputy Director or an Assistant Director of the Bureau.
(3)
The power conferred upon an officer of or above the rank of
Superintendent of Police under the proviso of section 14(2) may be exercised by the Director or the Deputy Director of the Bureau.
(4)
Subject to subsection (5): where the power conferred upon an officer of or above the rank of Superintendent of Police under the proviso of section 14(2), or the power conferred upon a police officer under section 15(1), is exercised by an officer of the Bureau in accordance with this section, the duty to report to the Commissioner of Police under those sections shall be read as a duty to report in a similar manner to the Director of the Bureau.
(5)
The duty to report to the Director of the Bureau referred to in subsection (4) does not apply where the power under the proviso of section 14(2) or under section 15(1) was exercised by the Director of the
Bureau himself.
(6)
(Repealed by S 29/20] 2).