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    • ¶Chapter 14 overview
    • 206Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
    • 207Conduct of inspection and inquiry
    • 208Report on inspection made
    • 209Search and seizure
    • 210Investigation into affairs of company
    • 211Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
    • 212Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
    • 213Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
    • 214Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
    • 215Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
    • 216Investigation of ownership of company
    • 217Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
    • 218Protection of employees during investigation
    • 219Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
    • 220Seizure of documents by inspector
    • 221Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
    • 222Imposition of restrictions upon securities
    • 223Inspector’s report
    • 224Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report
    • 225Expenses of investigation
    • 226Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
    • 227Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
    • 228Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
    • 229Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents
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  1. Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation

24 sections (206–229)

  • 206Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
  • 207Conduct of inspection and inquiry
  • 208Report on inspection made
  • 209Search and seizure
  • 210Investigation into affairs of company
  • 211Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
  • 212Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office
  • 213Investigation into company’s affairs in other cases
  • 214Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
  • 215Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
  • 216Investigation of ownership of company
  • 217Procedure, powers, etc., of inspectors
  • 218Protection of employees during investigation
  • 219Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
  • 220Seizure of documents by inspector
  • 221Freezing of assets of company on inquiry and investigation
  • 222Imposition of restrictions upon securities
  • 223Inspector’s report
  • 224Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report
  • 225Expenses of investigation
  • 226Voluntary winding up of company, etc., not to stop investigation proceedings
  • 227Legal advisers and bankers not to disclose certain information
  • 228Investigation, etc., of foreign companies
  • 229Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents
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