the prescribed authority shall have all the powers of a Civil Court under Rules for administration ofjustice and police in Nagaland 1973, and in the spirit of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 while trying a suit in respect the following matters, namely:-
(1) Summoning and enforcing attendance of the complaint of the person against whom complaint is made under this Act and witnesses required in connection therewith;
(2) Compelling the production of any document; and
(3) Examining witnesses on oath.
And may summon and examine suo mot0 any person whose evidence appears to be material.
Explanation:- For purposes of enforcing attendance of witness any other persons mentioned above, the local limits of the jurisdiction of the prescribed authority extends to the whole of the State.
38. Composition of offences:
(1) The prescribed authority may accept from any person accused of an offence under this Act a sum of money not exceeding five thousand rupee, by way or composition for such offence and may out of the money so received compensate the person against whom the offence has been committed to the extend the prescribed authority deems reasonable.
(2) On the conlposition of the offence, no further proceeding in respect thereof shall be talcen against the accused and if any proceeding has already been instituted against him in any court, the composition shall have the effect ofacquittal
PART VII MISCELLANEOUS
39. Notification of Changes (1 ) Whenever a business for which a certificate of registration s held by a person devolves by inheritance or otherwise upon any other person or undergoes a change in respect of any particulars entered in the register under this Act, such person shall within sixty days of the date of such devolution or change, notify in writing the fact to the prescribed
(2) The prescribed authority shall make necessary changes in the register maintained for the propose and in the certificate or registration.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2 ) , the prescribed authority may remove from the register the mane of the person in whose favour the certificate was issued an cancel the certificate of registration, if the successor is not qualified to be registered under this Act.
40. Return of the certificate of Registration- When a certificate or registration is cancelled under this Act, the person holding such certificate shall, within seven days from the date of publication of the order of cancellation in the Gazette or any publication prescribed in the behalfreturn it to the prescribed authority.