(1) A Prize Court shall, for the purposes of this Act, have the same powers as are vested in a Civil Court while 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 persons and examining them on oath;
         (b) requiring the discovery and production of documents;
         (c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
         (d) requisitioning any public record or copies thereof from any court or office;
         (e) issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents;
         (f) any other matter which may be prescribed by rules.
     (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), every Prize Court shall have the power to enforce--
         (a) any order or decree of another Prize Court passed in a prize proceeding under this Act;
         (b) any order of the Central Government passed in a prize appeal under section 6.