Persons who may attend inquiries and examine witnesses

(1) The Director of Public Prosecutions or anyone appointed by him, or any superior officer of the Police Department, and in places where there is no superior officer of police, the non- commissioned officer of police in charge at such place, may severally attend at the inquiry and examine and cross-examine any witness and may require that any witness be examined. (2) Any person or the agent of any company, society or association, who or which may be peculiarly interested in any loss arising out of the fire or occurrence, the subject of inquiry, and any other person whose conduct in the opinion of the magistrate is or is likely to be called in question or who in the opinion of the magistrate may be affected by the result of the inquiry, may also by leave of the magistrate attend at the inquiry, and examine or cross-examine any witness, or require that any witness be examined.