Section 147

Any person so appointed shall have and may exercise, for the purposes of such inquiry, all the statutory and other powers as are for the time being vested in and exercisable by a magistrate for summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses, for administering oaths or affirmations to such witnesses and for compelling such witnesses to answer all reasonable and proper questions related to the matters which are the subject of such inquiry.

The person holding such inquiry shall submit to the Minister a copy of the proceedings and report his opinion as to the cause of the accident together with full particulars of the case.

Meaning of “accident”