evsjv‡`k †M‡RU, AwZwi³, A‡±vei 29, 2009 7149 (2) The Information Commission may, on its own accord or upon a complaint, conduct an inquiry regarding the complaint raised under this Act. (3) The Information Commission, or as the case may be, the Chief Information Commissioner or Information Commissioners, may exercise such powers as a civil court may exercise under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908) in respect of the following matters, namely :⎯ (a) to issue summons to enforce the attendance of persons and compel them to give oral or written evidence on oath and to produce the documents or other things; (b) to examine and inspect information; (c) to receive evidence on affidavit; (d) to bring in any information from any office; (e) to issue summons for witnesses or documents; and (f) any other matter prescribed by rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained contrary in any other law, while inquiring after a complaint under this Act, the Information Commission or, as the case may be, the Chief Information Commissioner or the Information Commissioners may examine on spot any information relating to the complaint kept in the custody of any authority. (5) The Functions of the Information Commission shall be as follows namely :⎯ (a) to issue directives for the preservation, management, publication, publicity of and access to information by authority; (b) to prescribe the procedure for applying for information from the authority and, as the case may be, to fix appropriate price of information; (c) to formulate guidelines and directives as to the preservation and implementation of the right to information of the citizens;