¹ [17A.  Powers of Appropriate Authorities.--The Appropriate Authority shall have the powers in respect of the following matters, namely:--

   (a)  summoning of any person who is in possession of any information relating to violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;

   (b)  production of any document or material object relating to clause (a);

   (c)  issuing search warrant for any place suspected to be indulging in sex selection techniques or pre-natal sex determination; and

   (d)  any other matter which may be prescribed.]