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

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Section 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.

Source: official text of The Naval and Aircraft Prize Act, 1971 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Naval and Aircraft Prize Act, 1971.

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