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Any officer empowered under this Act to conduct any enquiry may exercise all such powers connected with summoning and examining the witnesses and the production of documents as are conferred on a civil court by the Code of civil Procedure, 1908 and every such enquiry shall be deemed to be ajudicialproceedinz. Procedure _ forrecovery of cost of repair. Procedure for recovery of sums dun under the Act. Appointmeat and invect~ merit of powers. Power to summon witnesses and docu- ments- Sanction for prouecution & fiiing suit & bar oflegal proceeding for net done in-‘goofl-‘fiit‘h. Entrustnient otpdw‘er to .‘Vflla’g'e? Pan- 'ch'a’yats. ’ ‘ ' Bawsmsw totmépe'rg- Power to make Rules 3,8