Section 74 – THE COPYRIGHT ACT, 1957

Registrar of Copyrights and 1 [Appellate Board] to possess certain powers of civil courts.—

The
Registrar of Copyrights and the 1
[Appellate Board] shall have the powers of a civil court when trying a suit under
the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), in respect of the following matters, namely, —
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b)requiring the discovery and production of any document;
(c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
(d)issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;
(e) requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
(f) any other matter which may be prescribed.
Explanation.— For the purpose of enforcing the attendance of witnesses, the local limits of the jurisdiction of
the Registrar of Copyrights or the 1
[Appellate Board], as the case may be, shall be the limits of the territory of
India.

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