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| (1) A commission of inquiry shall, in addition to the powers under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, have-
| | (a) the power to cause summons on any person issued in proceedings before the commission to be served in any manner specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of section 12 ; | | |
| | (b) the power to issue warrants of arrest in case of disobedience to summons ; | | |
| | (c) the power to require by written notice the person or each person in respect of whom the commission is holding an inquiry to furnish a sworn statement in writing enumerating all movable or immovable property belonging to or possessed by such person and by the spouse, sons and daughters of such person, and specifying the date on which each of the properties enumerated was acquired whether by way of purchase, gift, bequest, inheritance or otherwise ; | | |
| | (d) the power to require by written notice any other person to furnish a sworn statement in writing enumerating all movable or immovable property belonging to or possessed by such person where the commission lias reasonable grounds to believe that such information can assist the inquiry ; | | |
| | (e) the power, in regard to the person or each person in respect of whom the inquiry is held and in regard to the spouse, sons and daughters -of that person, to require by written notice any bank, or any department, office or establishment of the Government, or any local authority or scheduled institution to produce any such books and documents, and to furnish any such certified copies and any such Information, as the Bribery Commissioner may require under section 4 to be produced or furnished ; and | | |
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(f) such other powers as may be conferred on the commission by the Governor-General either by the warrant constituting the commission or by any subsequent warrant. | | |
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| (2) A warrant of arrest issued by a commission of inquiry-
| | (a) shall be under the hand of the chairman of the commission or, if the commission consists of a sole commissioner, under the hand of such commissioner, and | | |
| | (b) shall be executed by the Fiscal or any police officer to whom it is directed. | | |
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| (3) A commission of inquiry shall treat all information obtained by it under paragraph (d) of subsection (1) with the strictest secrecy and shall not divulge such information to any person other than the Bribery Commissioner, the person in respect of whom the Inquiry is held, or any advocate or proctor appearing for that person. |
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