Powers of the Competent Authority

The Competent Authority shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions under this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act No. 5 of 1908) while trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely:-

1. (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
2. (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents;
3. (c) issuing commissions for the examination of witness;
4. (d) executing its decree or order;
5. (e) any other matter which may be prescribed, and any proceeding before the Competent Authority shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228, and for the purpose of section 196 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act No. 45 of 1860), and the Competent Authority shall be deemed to be a civil court for the purposes of section 195, but not for the purposes of Chapter XXVI, of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974).