124 Interception, detention and search of goods vehicle for verification under section 80

Interception, detention and search of goods vehicle for verification under section 80.

124.

For the purpose of verifying whether any consignment of goods are being transported in a goods vehicle in contravention of the provisions of section 80 and rules made thereunder,-

(a) the authority referred to in clause (a) of rule 120 may intercept, detain or search such goods vehicle at a checkpost, or

(b) the authority referred to in clause (b), or clause (c) of the said rule may intercept, detain or search such goods vehicle at any other place.