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(1) It shall be the duty .of every holder of a ofre&ds - hereditary village office- etc, and orrnrcqUCCc6. afnousub . missioa. (u) to deliver all records niahtained by bim in the capacity of such holder' ; and (b) to settle dI accoun'ts appertaiping t o his office, (2) Any person who fails to maply .biitb the provisions of any of the clauses of sub-section ( I ) within tbirky days from the appointed date or such futher period as the CoUecto~ may allow, shall bc punishable on conviction kith fine which may extend to two hundred rupees andjin the case of a continuing failure with an additio-nal fine which may extend to twentymfive rupees f o ~ every day during which such failure continues after the coavidion for the k s t , S U G ~ failure. (3) Without prejudice to the provisions af sub- section (2) any f d u e as specsed therein shalI, on an order spe&cally made in that behaIf by the Collector, debar the hdlder of such office from claiming any right to any of the . benefits . under section 5 : Provided that no such order shall be made wirhout giving the person affaed a reasonable opportunity of boing heard. (4) The Collector may for the purpose of recover- ing the records specified in clause (a) of sub-section (1) issue a search warrant and exercise .all such powers with respect tGereto as may be lawfully exercised by a Magistrate under Chapter V I I of the Code of Criminal iss Procedure, 1898, Power to take evidenct 7.' The Collector and the Board of Revenue shall, onolta,.ct~ for the purposes of this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil 5 of IPCP Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely :- (a] summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath ; (b) requiring the discovery and of docurrients ;. (c) receiving evidence on &davit ; and (d) such~othermattersasma~bepr~scribed. , h uiricd m#pred- -8. All enquiries and proceedings before the ings to be Collector or the Board of Revewe under this Act, judici* p-m. s h d be deemed to be judicial .pr~mediiiSs witbin the meaning of sections 193, 219 and 22'8 of the Indian 4s orlaac- . Penal Code. Power te makc mlu.,