Competent Authority to have certain powers of civil court.

The Competent Authority shall have for the purposes of this Act, all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure 1908, in respect of the following matters, namely:- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; (c) receiving of evidence on affidavits; (d) requisitioning any public record from any court or office; (e) issuing commission for examination of witnesses.