Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 407
407. (1) When inspectors are appointed under article 404 or
article 405, it shall be the duty of all officers and agents of the
company, and of all officers and agents of any other body corpo rate
whose affairs are investig ated under article 406(1) -
(a) to produce to the inspect ors all accounts, accounting
records and documents of or relating to the company
or, as the case may be, the other body corporate which
are in their custody or power , when required to do so;
(b) to attend before the inspectors when required to do so;
and
(c) otherwise to give the inspectors all assistance in
connection with the investigation which they are
reasonably able to give.
(2) If the inspectors c onsider that a person other than an offic er
or agent of the company or other body corporate is or may be in
possession of information concer ning its affairs, they may requ ire
that person to produce to them any accounts, accounting records or
documents in his custody or power relating to the company or ot her
body corporate, to attend before them and otherwise to give the m
all assistance in connection with the investigation which he is
reasonably able to give, and it shall be the duty of that perso n to
comply with that requirement.
(3) An inspector may examine on oath the officers and agents
of the company or other body corporate, and any such person as is
mentioned in sub-article (2), in relation to the affairs of the
company or other body corporate, and may administer an oath
accordingly.
(4) In this article a reference to officers or to agents include s
past, as well as present, officers or agents, as the case may b e; and
"agents", in relation to a company or other body corporate, inc ludes
its bankers and persons appointed by it as auditors, whether th ese
persons are or are not officers of the company or other body
corporate.
Power of inspector
to call for
directors’ bank
accounts.
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