69 Power to hold inquiries for land drainage purposes etc
Land Drainage Act 1991 (1991 c 59) | Legislation

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69  Power to hold inquiries for land drainage purposes etc

(1)     Each of the Ministers shall have power to cause such inquiries to be held as he considers necessary or desirable for the purposes of this Act.

(2)     Subject to subsection (3) below, the person appointed to hold any inquiry under subsection (1) above or otherwise under this Act may for the purposes of the inquiry—

(a)     by summons require any person to attend, at a time and place stated in the summons, to give evidence or to produce any documents in his custody or under his control relating to any matter in question at the inquiry; and

(b)     take evidence on oath and for that purpose administer

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