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Inquiries.
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12.—(1) Whenever an inquiry is proposed to be held under this Act, notice of the holding thereof shall be given in such manner as the Minister for Transport and Power may direct.
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(2) A person appointed to hold an inquiry under this Act may do all or any of the following things—
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(a) summon witnesses to attend before him at the inquiry,
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(b) examine on oath (which such person is hereby authorised to administer) witnesses attending before him at the inquiry.
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(c) require any such witnesses to produce any documents in their power or control the production of which such person considers necessary for the purposes of the inquiry.
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(3) A witness at an inquiry under this Act shall be entitled to the same immunities and privileges as if he were a witness before the Hight Court.
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(4) If a person—
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(a) on being duly summoned to attend as a witness at an inquiry under this Act makes default in attending, or
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(b) so being in attendance as a witness, refuses to take an oath lawfully required by the person holding the inquiry to be taken, or to produce any document in his power or control lawfully required by the person holding the inquiry to be produced by him, or to answer any question to which such authorised person may require an answer, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both the fine and imprisonment.
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