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Section 23: Powers of Collector
For the purpose of such inquiry, the Collector may exercise the following powers, namely:–
- (a) the power to enter in or upon any land and to survey, demarcate and make a map of the same or to authorise any other officer to do so;
- (b) the same powers as are vested in a civil court for the trial of suits.
Source: official text of The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.