State Act
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Section 9. Powers of Forest settlement officer
Act no. 5 of 18821882In forceTamil Nadu (State Act)
9. For the purpose of such inquiry the Forest-settlement-officer may exercise the following powers (that is to say):- (a) power to enter, by himself or any officer authorized by him for the purpose, upon any land, and to survey, demarcate and make a map of the same; and (b) the powers conferred on a Civil Court by the Code of Civil Procedure1 for compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents.