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The Departmental Inquiries (Enforcement of Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Documents) Act, 1972

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An Act to provide for the enforcement of attendance of witnesses and production of documents in certain departmental inquiries and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
18 of 1972
Ministry
Ministry of Home Affairs
Department
Department of Internal Security
Enacted
31 May 1972

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

7 sections

  1. Section 1Short title and extent.
  2. Section 2Departmental inquiries to which the Act shall apply.
  3. Section 3Definitions.
  4. Section 4Power of Central Government to authorise the exercise of powers specified in section 5.
  5. Section 5Power of authorised inquiring authority to enforce attendance of witnesses and production of documents.
  6. Section 6Territorial limits in which powers specified in section 5 may be exercised.
  7. Section 7Power to make rules.