Chapter II — DECLARATION OF FUGITIVE ECONOMIC OFFENDERS AND CONFISCATION OF PROPERTY

Section 6Powers of Director and other officers

Section 6: Powers of Director and other officers

6. Powers of Director and other officers

The Director or any other officer shall, for the purposes of section 4, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) while trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely:—

(a)

discovery and inspection;

(b)

enforcing the attendance of any person, including any officer of a reporting entity and examining him on oath;

(c)

compelling the production of records;

(d)

receiving evidence on affidavits;

(e)

issuing commissions for examination of witnesses and documents; and

(f)

any other matter which may be prescribed.