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(1) The Collector, Board of Rcvcnoc and t h c ~ ~ t h ~ f i t i ~ other au~horitics ;~rescl-ibocl in accorda~lce with Lo cx~rcisc ccrtain seclion 7 shaII, for tllc purposes of chis Act hrcvc lhc powcrso~ 5 of 1908 sanlc powcrs as are vested in a Court under thc CivilCo~rt- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 when trying a suit in respect of-. (0) sum~noning and enforcing Ihe altendance of witnesses ancI cxarnining Iher!~ on oath; (b) requiring the discovel-y and production of documents; (c) receiving evidence o n af5davit ; and (d) suc!z other matters as may be prescrj bed. (2) A11 enquiries and proceedings under this Act shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings witbill the 45 or 1860 meaning of sections 193, 219 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code.