Power or revenue officers to require attendance of persons and production of documents and to receive evidence

(1) Subject to the provisions of section 132 and 133 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 and the rules made under this Regulation every revenue officer acting as a revenue court shall have power to take evidence, to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to be examined as a party or to give evidence as a witness or to produce any document for the purpose of any inquiry or case arising under this Regulation: Provided that no person shall be ordered to attend in person unless he resides in the Union territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. (2) Any person present may be required by any such revenue officer to give evidence or to produce any document then and there in his possessions of power. (3) Every such revenue officer shall have power to issue a commission to examine any person who is exempted from attending court under any law for the time being in force or who cannot be ordered to attend in person or is unable to attend on account of sickness or infirmity.