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Excise Order, 2006 · As enacted · Part XV · Provisions as to Trial and Proceedings
Excise Order, 2006 · As enacted · Part XV · Provisions as to Trial and Proceedings
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When any goods suspected of being prohibited or unexcisable or otherwise liable to seizure have been seized, it shall be sufficient to open, examine and, if necessary, test the contents of such proportion of the goods seized as the proper officer of excise may determine and the court may presume that the goods contained in the unopened packages or receptacles are of the same nature, quantity and quality as those found in the similar packages or receptacles which have been opened.
goods
"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
goods
"goods" includes animals, birds, fish, plants and all kinds of movable property;
proper officer of excise
"proper officer of excise" means any officer of excise acting in the fulfilment of his duties under this Order, whether such duties are assigned to him specially or generally, or expressly or by implication;