Inquiries to be held summarily.

(1) The Highway Authority or the officer authorised by Government in this behalf shall, if he desires to make any inquiry for the purposes of this Act, make the inquiry in the manner provided for holding a summary inquiry under the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968, (Central Act 9 of 1969) or the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Revenue Administration Regulation, 1971 or any other law for the time being in force and all the provisions contained in the said Code/Regulation relating to the holding of a summary inquiry, shall, so far as may be, apply. (2) The Highway Authority and the officer authorised by the Government or the Highway Authority under this Act shall have the same powers for summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath and compelling the production of documents as are vested in the revenue officers under the Goa, Daman and Diu Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Central Act 9 of 1969) or the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Land Revenue Administration Regulation, 1971 or any other law for the time being in force.