Section 7, Naval and Aircraft Prize Act, 1971 – General powers of Prize Courts

7. General powers of Prize Courts

(1)

A Prize Court shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court while trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), in respect of the following matters, namely:—

(a)

summoning and enforcing the attendance of persons and examining them on oath;

(b)

requiring the discovery and production of documents;

(c)

receiving evidence on affidavits;

(d)

requisitioning any public record or copies thereof from any court or office;

(e)

issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;

(f)

any other matter which may be prescribed by rules.

(2)

Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), every Prize Court shall have the power to enforce—

(a)

any order or decree of another Prize Court passed in a prize proceeding under this Act;

(b)

any order of the Central Government passed in a prize appeal under section 6.