ENTIRE SECTION 16 HAS BEEN OMITTED W.E.F 01/03/2002Every owner or occupier of land, and the agent of any excisable goods are manufactured thereon, shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse, be bound to give notice of such manufacture to a Magistrate, or to an officer of the Central Excise, Customs, Police, or Land Revenue Department, immediately the fact comes to his knowledge.