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28.—(1) Where a debtor is a company, any person who is a director, officer or servant of the company may be summoned by the Office—
(a)to attend in person, at a time and place specified in the summons, for examination by the Office as to the assets or liabilities of the company; and
(b)to produce all books, documents and things in his possession or under his control relating to those assets and liabilities.
(2) Where—
(a)it appears to the Office that any person is or may be able to give information as to the means of a debtor other than a company or, as the case may be, the assets or liabilities of a debtor company or firm; and
(b)that person without lawful excuse refuses or neglects to provide such information within a reasonable time after being required in writing by the Office to do so;
that person may be summoned by the Office—
to attend in person, at a time and place specified in the summons, for examination by the Office as to those means or assets and liabilities; and
to produce all books, documents and things in his possession or under his control relating to those means or assets and liabilities.
(3) Where without reasonable excuse a person does not attend in pursuance of a summons under paragraph (1) or (2), the Office may make an order directing him to attend in person for examination by the Office as mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (2)(i) (whichever is applicable) and to produce the books, documents and things mentioned in, respectively, paragraph (1)( b) or (2)(ii).
(4) If it appears to the Office that a person—
(a)is evading service of a summons under paragraph (1) or (2) or an order under paragraph (3); or
(b)without reasonable excuse has not attended before the Office in pursuance of an order under paragraph (3),
the Office may, on application in writing by or on behalf of the creditor, issue a warrant for that person's arrest.
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