50 Import of goods into the state by road against declaration

(1) Any person (hereinafter in this section referred to as the importer) who intends to bring, import or otherwise receive, into the State from any place outside the State any goods other than the goods named and described in schedule-I in such quantity or measure or of such value, as may be notified by the State Government in this behalf, in connection with business, shall obtain the prescribed form of declaration, in the prescribed manner from the assessing authority having jurisdiction over the area, where his principal place of business is situated or, in case there is no such place, where he ordinarily resides:

Provided that where the importer intends to bring, import or otherwise receive such goods otherwise than in connection with business, he may, at his option, in the like manner obtain the prescribed form of certificate.

(2) (a) where such goods are imported, brought or otherwise received into the state by registered dealer, he shall carry such declarations or documents as may be prescribed.

(b) where the goods are imported, brought or otherwise received into the state by a person otherwise than in connection withbusiness, he may likewise carry such certificates and documents as may be prescribed.

(3) The driver or other person in-charge of any vehicle carrying any goods referred to in the preceding sub-sections shall stop the vehicle at every such check-post or barrier or, when so required by an officer authorised under sub-section (1) of section 45 or sub-section (1) of section 48, at any other place, and keep it stationary for so long as may be considered necessary by the officer in-charge of the checkpost or barrier or the officer authorised under sub-section (1) of section 45 or sub-section (1) of section 48, as the case may be, and allow him to search the vehicle and inspect the goods and all documents referred to in the preceding sub-sections and shall, if so required, give his name and address and the names and addresses of the owner of the vehicle and of the consignor and the consignee of the goods.

(4) Where the officer making the search or inspection under this section finds any person transporting or attempting or abetting to transport any goods to which this section applies without being covered by the proper and genuine documents referred to in the preceding subsections and if, for reason to be recorded, he is satisfied after giving such person an opportunity of being heard that such goods were being so transported in an attempt to evade assessment or payment of tax due or likely to be due under this Act, he may order detention of such goods

(5) The provisions of sub-sections (3), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of section 48 shall mutatis mutandis apply to goods detained under sub-section (4), as they apply to goods seized under that section.