1976 Ed.]
Commissions of Inquiry
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(b) without prejudice to the powers of the Commission to receive and consider such other evidence as it may think fit, what material should be received and considered by the Commission;
(c) what matters should be outside the terms of reference of the Commission;
(d) that the evidence of certain persons or classes of persons be taken, either orally or in writing, and that certain documents or classes of documents be inspected by the Commission;
(e) without prejudice to the powers conferred upon the Commission by section 4(1)(i), that the holding of the inquiry or parts thereof be in camera; (Amended, 49 of 1976, s. 2)
(f) that the Commissioners take the oath or affirmation in the form set out in the Schedule; and
(g) that the Commission shall have and exercise the powers conferred by section 9 to punish all or any of the contempts specified in section 8.
4. (1) The Commission may, for the purpose of complying with the directions issued under section 3 and for conducting the inquiry generally-
(a) receive and consider any material whether by way of oral evidence, written statements, documents or otherwise, notwithstanding that such material would not be admissible as evidence in civil or criminal proceedings;
(b) determine the manner in which such material shall be received and what persons or class of persons shall be permitted or required to give evidence:
Provided that the contents of any document submitted to the Commission, not being of a scurrilous or offensive nature, shall be considered by the Commission, notwithstanding that the person submitting such document is, in addition, permitted or required to give evidence;
(c) require any person who wishes to give evidence before the Commission to submit a summary in writing of the evidence proposed to be given;
(d) summon any person in the form set out in the Schedule to attend to give evidence or to produce any article or document;
(e) issue warrants of arrest to compel the attendance of any person not complying with a summons issued under paragraph (d);
(f) administer oaths and affirmations;
(g) examine on oath, affirmation or otherwise any person attending before the Commission and require such person...
Schedule, Form 1.
Powers of Commission.
Schedule, Form 2.