(4)The Appellate Board shall, for the purpose of discharging its functions, have all the powers which are vested in the commercial tax authorities referred to in Section 3, and any proceedings before the Appellate Board shall be deemed to be judicial proceedings within the meaning of Sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (No. 45 of 1860) and for the purpose of Section 196 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The Appellate Board shall also be deemed to be the Civil Court for all the purposes of Section 195 and Chapter XXXV of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (No. 2 of 1974).
