Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Where any accident of the nature referred to in Sub- section (1) of section 26 occurs in or on, any land in which prospecting operations are being carried on, or, as the case may be, in or about a mine, the State Government may, if it is of opinion that a formal inquiry into the causes and circumstances attending the accident ought to be held, appoint a competent person to hold such inquiry and may also appoint one or more persons possessing legal or special knowledge to Act assessor or assessors in holding the inquiry. (2) The person appointed to hold any such inquiry shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil procedure, 1908, for the purpose of summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents and material objects. Central Act 5 of 1908 (3) Any person holdings an inquiry under this section may exercise such of the powers of the prescribed authority as he may think it necessary or expedient for the purpose of the inquiry. (4) The person holding an inquiry under this section shall make a report to the State Governing stating the causes of the accident and its circumstances and adding any observations which he or any assessor may think fit to make. Estt, of group gathering station