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17. Learned Counsel for the respondents have opposed the petition, On the issue of authority of law for imposition of the penalty, it was submitted that Section 5 of the said Act itself empowers the Central Government to issue from time to time Export & Import Policy by notification in Official Gazette and, thus, the Policy published in the Official Gazette is statutory in character. The provisions of Section 2 (h) of the said Act was referred to which defines " Order" to mean any Order made by the Central Government under Section 3 of the said Act. Section 3 of the said Act in turn empowers the Central Government to make provisions for development and regulation of foreign trade by facilitating imports and increasing exports through any Order published in the Official Gazette. It was, thus, submitted that the provisions of Sections 1 to 6 full in Chapter II of the said Act, which deals with the power of Central Government to make Order and announce Export and Import Policy. Sections 7 to 9 fall in Chapter III dealing with importer-exporter code number and license; while Section 11 falls in Chapter IV dealing with search, seizure, penalty and confiscation.