13B. Powers of Appropriate Authority
13B. Powers of Appropriate Authority.—The Appropriate Authority shall for the purposes of this Act have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) and, in particular, in respect of the following matters, namely:—
(a)
summoning of any person who is in possession of any information relating to violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;
(b)
discovery and production of any document or material object;
(c)
issuing search warrant for any place suspected to be indulging in unauthorised removal, procurement or transplantation of human organs or tissues or both; and
(d)
any other matter which may be prescribed.
Amendment notes (1)
- Ins w.e.f. 10-1-2014 . Ins. by s. 10, ibid. (w.e.f. 10-1-2014).