sec.13Powers of chairperson if a judge of the Supreme Court

### sec.13 Powers of chairperson if a judge of the Supreme Court If the chairperson of a commission is a judge of the Supreme Court the provisions of this section shall have effect. For the purposes of the inquiry, including the punishment of contempts of the commission, the chairperson shall have all such jurisdiction, powers, rights, and privileges as are vested in the Supreme Court or any judge thereof in or in relation to any action or trial, in respect of the following matters— compelling the attendance of witnesses; compelling witnesses to answer questions which the chairperson deems to be relevant to the inquiry; compelling the production of books, documents, and writings; punishing persons guilty of contempt of the commission or of disobedience of any order or summons made or issued by the chairperson. Nothing in this or any other section of this Act shall limit the powers, rights, and privileges of the chairperson under any other provision of this Act, excepting that a person shall not be punished both under this section and under a provision of any other section for one and the same offence. s 13 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 (sec.13-ssec.1) If the chairperson of a commission is a judge of the Supreme Court the provisions of this section shall have effect. (sec.13-ssec.2) For the purposes of the inquiry, including the punishment of contempts of the commission, the chairperson shall have all such jurisdiction, powers, rights, and privileges as are vested in the Supreme Court or any judge thereof in or in relation to any action or trial, in respect of the following matters— compelling the attendance of witnesses; compelling witnesses to answer questions which the chairperson deems to be relevant to the inquiry; compelling the production of books, documents, and writings; punishing persons guilty of contempt of the commission or of disobedience of any order or summons made or issued by the chairperson. (sec.13-ssec.3) Nothing in this or any other section of this Act shall limit the powers, rights, and privileges of the chairperson under any other provision of this Act, excepting that a person shall not be punished both under this section and under a provision of any other section for one and the same offence. - (a) compelling the attendance of witnesses; - (b) compelling witnesses to answer questions which the chairperson deems to be relevant to the inquiry; - (c) compelling the production of books, documents, and writings; - (d) punishing persons guilty of contempt of the commission or of disobedience of any order or summons made or issued by the chairperson.