(1) The check post officer or the officer empowered under sub-section (5) of Section 57 for ensuring that any vehicle is not being used for evasion of tax payable under the Act, require the transporter to stop the vehicle, and such person shall forthwith comply with such requirement and keep the vehicle stationary for so long as is required by that officer.

(2) The said officer may, thereupon, enter and search such vehicle and inspect all goods and documents concerning the goods or the vehicle which are being carried on such vehicle. In carrying out such search or inspection, the said officer may take assistance of any Inspector of Commercial Tax appointed under section 3 of the Act or any other staff sub-ordinate to the said officer. The transporter shall forthwith furnish such particulars of goods and vehicle as may be required and shall render all possible assistance to the said officer in making the search or inspection.