Employees' Social Security Act 1969 · Updated to 1 Oct 2024 · Part V · Adjudication of Dispute and Claims
87. Powers of Social Security Appellate Board
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Judge for the purposes of summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses, compelling the discovery and production of documents and material objects, administering oath and recording evidence.
The Board shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed by regulations.
All costs incidental to any proceedings before a Board, shall, subject to such regulations as may be made in this behalf, be in the discretion of the Board.
An order of the Board shall be enforceable as if it were a judgment of a Sessions Court notwithstanding that the same may be in respect of an amount in excess of the ordinary jurisdiction of the said
Court.