Companies Act (Cap. 386)
Companies Act (Cap. 386), article 408
408. If an inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that a
director, or past director, of the company or other body corpor ate as
referred to in article 406(1) whose affairs he is investigating
maintains or has maintained a bank account of any description,
whether alone or jointly with another person and whether in Mal ta
or elsewhere, into or out of which there has been paid -
(a) the emoluments or part of the emoluments of his office
as director as aforesaid, whether or not disclosed in the
accounting records of the company; or
(b) any money which has resulted from or been used in the
financing of an undisclosed transaction, arrangement
or agreement; or
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(c) any money which has been in any way connected with
an act or omission, or series of acts or omissions which
on the part of that director constituted misconduct,
whether fraudulent or not, towards the company or
body corporate or its members,
the inspector may require the director to produce to him all
documents in the director’s possession, or under his control,
relating to that bank account.
Obstruction of
inspectors during
investigation of
company’s affairs.
Amended by:
L.N. 425 of 2007;
XVIII.2025.48.
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