(1 ) The Collector, Board of Rcvcnoc and t h c ~ ~ t h ~ f i t i ~ other au~horitics ;~rescl-ibocl in accorda~lce with Lo cx~rc isc ccrtain seclion 7 shaII, for tllc purposes of chis Act hrcvc lhc powcrso~ 5 of 1908 sanlc powcrs as are vested in a Court under thc C i v i l C o ~ r t - Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 when trying a suit in respect of-.
(0) sum~noning and enforcing Ihe altendance of witnesses ancI cxarnining Iher!~ on oath;
(b) requiring the discovel-y and production of documents;
(c) receiving evidence o n af5davit ; and ( d ) suc!z other matters as may be prescrj bed.
(2) A11 enquiries and proceedings under t h i s Act shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings witbill the 45 or 1860 meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code.