The prescribed authority shall have the powers which are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), when trying a suit in respect of the following matters:-
(a) discovery and inspection;
(b) enforcing the attendance of witnesses and requiring the deposit of their expenses;
(c) compelling the production of documents;
(d) examining witnesses on oath;
(e) granting adjournments;
(f) reception of evidence taken on affidavit; and
(g) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses; and may summon and examine suo moto any person whose evidence appears to it to be material; and shall be deemed to be a civil 17 H. P. AYURVEDIC AND UNANI PRACTITIONERS ACT, 1968 court within the meaning of sections 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898).
Explanation,- For the purpose of enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the jurisdiction of the prescribed authority shall be the limits of the 1[State of Himachal Pradesh].