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Power to take evidence on oath, etc,—Any authority or officer exer cising powers under this Act shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil procedure, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely :-— (a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath ; (b) requring the discovery and production of documents ; (c) receiving evidence on affidavit ; (d) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses ; and (ce) such other matters as may be prescribed ; and any proceeding, before such authority or officer shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 and for the purpose of section 196, of the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860). 32, Recovery of money due from landowners,—Where any money is due to an agricultural worker from a landowner under a settlement referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 15 or an award under sub-section (5) of that section or under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 18 or an award as modified by the Government under sub-section (2) of Section 19 the agricultural worker himself or any other person authorised by him in writing in that behalf or, in the case of the death of the agricultural worker, his assignees or heirs may without prejudice to any other mode of recovery make an application to the Collector of the District for the recovery of the money due to him and if the Collector of the District is satisfied that any money is so due, he shall proceed to recover the same as if it were an arrear of land revenue due on land : Provided that every such application shall be made within one year from the date on which the money become due to the agricultural worker from the landowner : Provided farther that any such application may be entertained after the expiry of the said period of one year if the Collector or of the District is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause for not making the application within the said period.