Word substituted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 77(2)
S. 44(6) substituted by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), s. 77(2)
The Secretary of State may require a company to furnish him, at specified times or intervals, with information about specified matters being, if he so requires, information verified in a specified manner.
The Secretary of State may—
require a company to produce, at such time and place as he may specify, such
authorise any person, on producing (if required so to do) evidence of his authority, to require a company to produce to him forthwith any
Where by virtue of subsection (2) above the Secretary of State or a person authorised by him has power to require the production of any
Any power conferred by or by virtue of subsections (2) and (3) above to require a company or other person to produce
if the
to take copies of them or extracts from them; and
to require that person, or any other person who is a present or past director, controller or auditor of, or is or was at any time employed by, the company in question, to provide an explanation of any of them;
if the
A statement made by a person in compliance with a requirement imposed by virtue of this section may be used in evidence against him.
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