Section 29

The Director, any police officer or customs officer or any other officer authorised in writing in that behalf by the Director may without warrant enter any land or premises upon which any access activity is being carried out on biological resources or traditional knowledge associated with biological resources in the State with a view to ascertaining whether the provisions of this

Enactment are being complied with, and may make such investigation and inspection of the land or premises or the activities describes above, and call any person to produce such materials, books, records, reports or other documents or things and to furnish any information as the Director or such officer authorised by him or a police officer or customs officer may consider necessary for the purpose of conducting such investigation:

Provided that any person not in uniform purporting to exercise any powers under this section shall on demand produce his written authority to the owner or occupier of premises demanding the same.

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