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25 #REDIRECT 51 Service providers to maintain records—All service providers, belonging to such categories as may be notified for the purpose by the Government from time to time, shall maintain accurate records in respect of the identity of persons to whom they have provided services along with the details of the nature of service provided and all such records shall be kept for such periods as may be fixed by the Government.

52 Service providers to give information to police—(1) All service providers who render any service shall, on demand by a Police Officer in the course of discharge of official duties, furnish the details and records of any particular service or different services provided by such service providers, which are connected with any Police enquiry being conducted in accordance with law.

(2) Such records, description and information shall be furnished, as expeditiously as possible, within the reasonable time limit fixed by the requisitioning Police Officer concerned.

53 Verification of antecedents of service providers—The Government may, by notification, direct that service providers of any type of service or of any area shall, before they start providing any service to the public, obtain a police verification certificate from the District Police Chief or such other Police authority as may be specified in respect of themselves and their employees and shall furnish, in the circumstances of each service, such reasonable and necessary information to the Police about their contemporary and past activities as may be reasonably necessary and also direct that they shall be subjected to such repeated verification after such periods as may be specified.

Provided that the information so obtained from a service provider, other than the information which is necessary to be used for preventing or investigating a crime or for any public purpose shall be kept confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person or to the public.

54 Service providers to report on stolen or lost or seeking articles—(1) Any Police Officer may deliver to any service provider, a list of any articles lost or stolen or required to be located by reason of any crime, with available details of their identification.

(2) If any such article comes to the notice of such service providers thereafter, he shall seek and ascertain the name and address of the person in the possession of such article and after detaining the property, immediately report such situation to the nearest police station.