Powers of enforcement
5. (1) The committee shall have all such powers, rights and privileges as are vested in the High Court or in any judge thereof on the occasion of any action, in respect of the following matters:-
(a) the enforcing of the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath, affirmation or otherwise, and the issue of a commission or request to examine witnesses abroad;
(b) the compelling of the production of documents; and
(c) the punishing of persons guilty of contempt.
(2) A summons signed by one or more members of the committee may be substituted for and shall be equivalent to any formal process capable of being issued in any action for enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents.
(3) Where the inquiry is held in a dependent territory, paragraph (1) above shall have effect as if for the reference to the High Court and to any judge thereof there were substituted a reference to the High Court of that territory and any judge thereof.
Postponement and adjournment
6.-(1) The committee may postpone or adjourn the inquiry from time to time.
(2) Where the inquiry is postponed or adjourned, the committee shall as soon as practicable notify the parties of the time when and the place where it is to be resumed.
Quorum and delegation
7. (1) The committee may act notwithstanding a vacancy in their number, and the quorum of the committee shall be three.
(2) The committee may delegate one or more of their members to inquire into any particular matter relating to the inquiry, and the member or members so delegated shall, for this purpose, have all the powers of the committee other than their powers of punishment.
Notification of committee's conclusions
8.-(1) The committee shall cause their conclusions to be recorded in a document signed by the chairman and shall cause a copy thereof to be sent to each party.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the committee shall furnish a statement, either written or oral, of the reasons for their conclusions if requested, whether before or after the parties have been notified of their conclusions in accordance with paragraph (1) above, to state the reasons.
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