If the Central Government has, for any reason, to be recorded in writing, any ground to suspect that any provision of this Act has been or is being, contravened by-
(a) any political party; or
(b) any person; or
(c) any organisation; or
(d) any association,
it may, by general or special order, authorise such gazetted officer, holding a Group A post under the Central Government or such other officer or authority or organisation, as it may think fit (hereinafter referred to as the inspecting officer), to inspect any account or record maintained by such political party, person, organisation or association, as the case may be, and thereupon every such inspecting officer shall have the right to enter in or upon any premises at any reasonable hour, before sunset and after sunrise, for the purpose of inspecting the said account or record.
Foreign Contribution Regulation Act 2010
Section 16 Renewal of certificate
Section 17 Foreign contribution through scheduled bank
Section 19 Maintenance of accounts
Section 21 Intimation by candidate for election
Section 22 Disposal of assets created out of foreign contribution
Section 23 Inspection of accounts or records
Section 24 Seizure of accounts or records
Section 25 Seizure of article or currency or security received in contravention of the Act
Section 26 Disposal of seized article or currency or security
Section 27 Seizure to be made in accordance with Act 2 of 1974
Section 28 Confiscation of article or currency or security obtained in contravention of the Act