Section 30. Power to take evidence

Any officer appointed under Section 6 shall have, for the purpose of this Act, the same powers as are vested in a court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters:-
(1) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath or affirmation;
(2) compelling the production of documents:
(3) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and any such proceeding before the officer shall be deemed to be a "judicial proceeding" within the meaning of Sections 193 and 228 and for the purposes of Section 196 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.