Ins. by s. 72, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-2019). — LIST OF AMENDING ACTS

2. Ins. by s. 72, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-8-2019). Provided that in the case of a female no such action shall be taken except on the advice and under the supervision of a female registered medical practitioner. (7) Where any person is brought before a magistrate under this section, such magistrate may for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section order such person to be kept in such custody and for such period as he may direct. (8) Nothing in this section shall apply to any person referred to in sub-section (1), who admits that goods liable to confiscation are secreted inside his body, and who voluntarily submits himself for suitable action being taken for bringing out such goods. Explanation . — For the purposes of this section, the expression "registered medical practitioner" means any person who holds a qualification granted by an authority specified in the Schedule to the Indian Medical Degrees Act, 1916 (7 of 1916), or notified under section 3 of that Act, or by an authority specified in any of the Schedules to the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 (102 of 1956).

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