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6. Powers to compel attendance of witnesses, to issue search warrant and to record evidence.

Class of officers
empowered
Section of the Act
under which powers are given
Brief description of
nature of powers conferred
I. Conservators of Forests and all Divisional Forests
Officers, provided that such officers hold substantive rank not
lower than that of Assistant Conservator of Forests or Extra
Assistant Conservator of Forests, and that they have passed the
prescribed tests in Forests Law and in Urdu by the Higher
Standard
71(b)
Powers of a Civil Court to compel the attendance of witnesses
and the production of documents
II. Conservators of Forests
71(c)
Power to issue a search warrant under the Code of Criminal
Procedure *[-]
III. Conservators of Forests and all officers of and above
the rank of Assistant Conservator of Forests or Extra Assistant
Conservator of Forests : provided that they have passed the
prescribed tests in Forests Law and in Urdu by the Higher
Standard.
71(d)
Power to hold an enquiry in Forest offences and in the course
of such enquiry to receive and record evidence
*Omitted by Punjab Government Notification No. 2479-Ft-55/1603, dated 17.6.1955.
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