Section 3(2) in The West Bengal Cement Control Act, 1948
(2)Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by subsection (1), an order made thereunder may provide-(a)for regulating by licences, permits or otherwise the production or manufacture of cement;(b)for regulating or controlling the prices at which cement may be purchased or sold and for prescribing the conditions of sale thereof;(c)for regulating by licences, permits or otherwise, the storage, transport, movement, possession, distribution, disposal, acquisition, use or consumption of cement;(d)for prohibiting the withholding from sale of cement ordinarily kept for sale;(e)for requiring any person holding stock of cement to sell the whole or specified part of the stock at such prices and to such persons or classes of persons or in such circumstances, as may be specified in the order;(f)for collecting any information or statistics with a view to regulating or prohibiting any of the aforesaid matters;(g)for requiring persons engaged in the production, supply or distribution of, or trade or commerce in, cement to maintain and produce for inspection such books, accounts and records relating to their business and to furnish such information relating thereto, as may be specified in the order; and(h)for any incidental and supplementary matters, including in particular the entering and search of premises, vehicles, vessels and aircraft, the seizure by a person authorised to make such search of cement in respect of which such person has reason to believe that a contravention of the order has been, is being or is about to be committed, the grant or issue of licenses, permits or other documents, and the charging of fees therefor.
