The Tamil Nadu Revenue Enquiries Act, 1893

The Tamil Nadu Revenue Enquiries Act, 1893

Act 5 of 1893

Keyword(s): Administration of Revenue, Conduct of Public Servants, Enquiries, Examination of Witnesses

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I[TAMIL NrlDv] ACTNo. V OF 18938.

(Receivedthe assent of the ffovernorm the 8thApril 1893, and of the Cowemtor-Genera2on the 25th&#nzcst 1893; tke Covemzor-Uemrd's assent zoasfirst :,idin the Port St. GeorgeGazette of the 10th October 1893.)

An Actconnectedforfacilitatinwith tfeenquiriesadministrationinto mattersofthe

Revenue and into the conduct of Public

Servants.

WHEREASit is expedienttomake further provision to facilitate enquiriesinto matters oonneatedwith the administration of the revenue and into the oonduob of publio servants;Itishereby enaoted asfollows:-

Any officer making an enquiry under this Act may examine orally any person supposed to be acquainted with the matter under enquiry or any fact relevant thereto, and may reduce into writing any statement made by the person so examined.

Such person shall be bound to answer truly all questions relating to such matter put to him by such officer, other than questions the answers to which would have a tendency to expose him to criminal charge or to a penalty or forfeiture.

No such statement, when taken in the absence of a public servant whose conduct is under enquiry, shall be used as evidence against such public servant in any judicial proceeding.