Judicial proceedings

(1) All inquiries and proceedings before the competent authority and the Government under this Act shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 229, 257 and 267 of the Sanhita. (2) For the purpose of any such inquiry or proceeding under this Act, the competent authority or the Government shall have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act No. 5 of 1908), in respect of- (a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of any document; and (c) any other matter as may be prescribed.