Powers and duties of the competent authority.

(1) The competent authority shall have the following powers and duties, namely, - (a) to decide, under section 7, dispute about the amount payable by an allottee to a promoter; (b) to decide, under section 8, the action for recovery of sums as damages or injunctive relief or both; (c) to decide, under sub-section (4) of section 12, appeals against notice given by the lessee to apartment owner regarding a breach of the terms and conditions of the sub-lease or regarding the amount of the composition fee demanded in lieu thereof; (d) to permit, under the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 14, further time to the promoter to execute conveyance deed of apartment; (e) to receive under section 9, sub-section (1) of section 12, sub- section (3) of section 14 and sub-section (4) of section 16, the certified copies of instruments of undertaking, deeds of sub-lease, documents of transfer of management, conveyance deeds of apartments and endorsements thereon, and hire-purchase agreements; (f) to impose penalty for delay in or failure to execute instruments as specified in sub-section (1) of section 15; (g) to issue certificate to registering Officer under sub-section (6) of section 15; (h) to register, under sub-section (3) of section 17, the association of apartment owners; (i) to approve and register the bye-laws of an association any deviation from the model bye-laws and amendments to the bye-laws, under sub- section (3) of section 20; (j) to allow, under section 21, further time beyond sixty days to an association to repair, reconstruct or rebuild a property which is damaged or destroyed; (k) to give direction to an association, to supersede the Board and to appoint an administrator under section 23; (l) to resolve disputes between an association and a member thereof; (m) to ensure the annual audit of the accounts of an association; (n) to receive audit reports on the accounts and the annual reports on the working of an association; (o) to ensure compliance by promoters, associations and apartment owners of the obligations under this Act, rules or bye-laws made there under, by issuing suitable directions; (p) to issue directions to associations and apartment owners, consistent with the provisions of this Act, rules and bye-laws made there under; and (q) any other function which the State Government may, by notification, entrust to the competent authority. (2) In discharging its functions under this Act, the competent authority will have the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely: - (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath or affirmation; (b) receiving evidence on affidavits; (c) requiring the discovery and production of documents; (d) subject to the provisions of sections 123 and 124 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central Act 1 of 1872), requisitioning any public record or document or copies of such record or document from any office; (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents; and (f) any other matters which may be prescribed.