reasonably be required of him and which he has in his knowledge or power to give;

        (d)    with a view to deceiving any public officer in the execution of the provisions of this Act, or with a view to 
                procuring or influencing the doing or omission of anything in relation to this Act, knowingly gives any false 
                information or makes any statement which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or 
                does not believe to be true; or

        (e)    in the affidavit or statutory declaration referred to in subsection (1) of section 42, makes any statement 
                 which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching 
                 any point material to the object for which the affidavit or declaration is made or used under subsection 
                 (1) of section 42,

shall be guilty of an offence.

49.    Warrant admissible notwithstanding defects, etc.

    A warrant issued under this Act shall be valid and enforceable notwithstanding any defect, mistake or omission in the warrant or in the application for such warrant and any copy, contrivance, article, vehicle, book or document seized under such warrant shall be admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act.

50.    Powers of investigation.

    (1)     Any Assistant Controller or police officer not below the rank of Inspector shall have the power to investigate the commission of any offence under this Act or subsidiary legislation made thereunder. 

    (2)     Any Assistant Controller or police officer not below the rank of Inspector may, in relation to any investigation in respect of any offence under this Act or subsidiary legislation made thereunder, exercise the special powers in relation to police investigation except that the power to arrest without warrant given by the Criminal Procedure Code in any sizable offence may not be exercised by any Assistant Controller.

51.    Admissibility of statement.

    (1)    Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law to the contrary, where a person is charged with an offence under this Act any statement, whether the statement amounts to a confession or not or whether it is oral or in writing,