Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Chief Executive Officer or any other officer authorised by the Board in this behalf may, after making such enquiry as may be necessary and after giving every person liable to pay contribution under section 4 an opportunity of being heard, by order, determine the amount due from every employer or dealer or producer of Handicraft products under the provisions of this Act or the Scheme. (2) The officer conducting the enquiry under sub-section (1), shall for the purpose of such enquiry, have the same powers as are vested in the Civil Court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely :- (a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath; (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents; (c) receiving evidence on affidavit; (d) issuing commissions for the examination of withnesses. (3) Any enquiry under this section shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of section 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860) and for the purpose of section 196 of the said Code. (4) Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-section (1) may within thirty days from the date of receipt of the order, prefer an appeal to the Director of Industries or an officer not below the rank of Joint Director authorised by him in this behalf and Director of Industries or the officer authorised by him may after making such enquiry pass such order thereon as he thinks fit. (5) The Government may either suo-motu or an application made by any aggrieved person, call for the records of any proceedings taken by the Director of Industries, or the officer authorised by him under sub- section (4) and make such enquiry and pass such orders as they deem fit: 10 Provided that an application for revision under this sub-section shall be made within thirty days from the date on which the order was communicated to the applicant : Provided further that no order shall be passed under this sub-section without giving the person who may be affected there by an opportunity of being heard. Provisional assessement and collection contribution.