41. Provisions relating to hearings---(1) The following provisions of
 the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 apply to every hearing conducted by
 a local authority, a consent authority, or a person given authority to
 conduct hearings under sections 33, 34, 117, 146, or 202:
   (a) Section 4, which gives powers to maintain order:
   (b) Section 4B, which relates to evidence:
   (c) Section 4D, which gives power to summon witnesses:
   (d) Section 5, which relates to the service of a summons:
   (e) Section 6, which relates to the protection of witnesses:
   (f) Section 7, which relates to allowances for witnesses.

   (2) Every summons to a witness to appear at a hearing shall be in the
 prescribed form and be signed by the chairperson of the hearing.

   (3) All allowances for a witness shall be paid by the party on whose
 behalf the witness is called.