(1)Whenever any officer authorised in this behalf by the State Government have reason to believe that an offence punishable under sub-section (1) of section 12 read with clause (a), (b) or (c) of sub-section (1) of section 4 or under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 12 has been or is being committed in respect of any mica and that such mica is to be found in any buildings or place and that a search warrant cannot be obtained without affording an offender an opportunity of concealing or removing mica, he may, after recording the grounds of his belief at any time by day, enter and search such building or place and cease any mica found there in respect of which he has reason to believe that any offence referred to in this sub-section has been or is being committed:Provided that no Police Officer whose rank is lower than that of an Inspector of Police shall be authorised to exercise the power conferred by this section.
