10. Further Powers of Tribunals-(1) Tribunal shall have power to require any person, subject to any privileges which may be claimed by that person under any law for the time being in force, to furnish such information as in the opinion of the Tribunal, may be of assistance to it in the carrying out of its scrutiny.
(2) A Tribunal may, by an order in writing, direct any gazetted police officer to enter any building or place where it has reason to believe that any books of account or other documents (whether they have to do with accounts or not) relating to any matter before it may be found, and may in the said order direct him to seize such books or documents or to take copics thereof or of any part thereof, and the provisions of sections 102 and 103 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898), shall, so far as may be, apply to the proceedings of such officer.
(3) A Tribunal shall have the powers of a Iligh Court to punish its own contempt.
(4) The proceedings before a Tribunal shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings for the purposes of provisions contained in Chapter XI of the Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860), in so far as they may be applicable.
(5) A Tribunal shall have the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure. 1908 (Act V of 1908), in respect of requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office.
11.Procedure to be followed by Tribunals.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force except the provisions of this Order and the rules made there under. a Tribunal shall have power to conduct its proceedings and regulate its procedure in all respects as it deems fit.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing clause, the Tribunal may refuse to examine any witness or summon any document in its discretion.
(3) The proceedings before the Tribunal shall be open to the public unless otherwise adjudged by the Tribunal.
(4) Whenever any respondent appears before a Tribunal he shall appeal personally and by himself and no friend or adviser or legal practitioner shall assist him during the proceedings.
12. Power to make rules.- The Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Order.
13. Bar of jurisdiction.- No provision of any rules made under this Order, and no order, proceeding, finding, report or recommendation of a Tribunal, and no order of the President or Governor made or purporting to have been made under this Order shall be questioned in any court.
14. Sums not paid recoverable as arrears of land revenue. -Any sum payable under Article 8 and not duly paid shall be recoverable as arrears of land revenue.
