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Competent authority and appellate tribunal to have powers of Civil court, Act 5 of 1908-The competent authority and the Appellate Tribunal shall have all the powers of a civil court while trying a suit under the code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in respect of the following matters namely: (a) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath. (b) Requiring the discovery and production of documents, (c) Receiving evidence of affidavits: (d) Requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office. (e) Issuing commissions for examination of witnesses or documents: (f) Any other matter which may be prescribed. 60-O. Information to competent authority- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the competent authority shall have power to require any officer or authority of the State Government or a State Government or a local authority to furnish information in relation to such persons, on points or matter as in the opinion of the competent authority will be useful for, or relevant to , the purposes of this Act. (2) Every officer referred to in section 60 P may furnish suo-motu any information available with him to the competent authority if in the opinion of the officer such information will be useful to the competent authority for the purpose of this Act. 60 P. Certain officers to assist the administrator competent authority and the Appellate Tribunal-For the purpose of any proceeding under this Act, the following officers shall render such assistance as may be necessary to the Administrator appointed under section 60D competent authority and the Appellate Tribunal, namely. a) officers of Police: b) officers of the State Forest Department; c) such other officers as specified by the State Government in this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette; Provided that in the event of any need, Officers of the Central Government Establishment and Institutions namely: Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) etc, shall also be requested to provide their assistance. 60-Q. Power to take possession- (1) Where any property has been declared to be forfeited to the State Government under this Act, of where the person affected has failed to pay the fine due under sub-section (1) of section 60G within the time allowed there for under subsection (3) of that section, the competent authority order the person effected as well as any other person who may be in possession of the property to surrender or deliver possession thereof to the Administrator appointed under section 60D or to any person duly authorized by him in this behalf within thirty days of the service of the order. (2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with an order made under sub- section (1), the Administrator may take possession of the property and may for that purpose use such force as may be necessary. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the Administrator may, for the purpose of taking possession of any property referred to in sub-section (1), requisition the services of any police officer to assist him and it shall be the duty of such officer to comply with such requisition.