(1)The Crown Agents shall furnish the Minister with such information as he may from time to time require with respect to such of the matters mentioned in subsection (2) as he may specify in writing.
(2)Those matters are the activities (past, present or future), the plans, the property and the financial position of the Crown Agents or of any subsidiary of the Crown Agents, and in particular (but without prejudice to the foregoing provision) the position with respect to any sums received by the Crown Agents from the Minister by way of loan or grant under this Act.
(3)Any information which the Crown Agents are required to furnish to the Minister under subsection (1) shall be furnished in such manner and at such time or times as he may specify in writing; but the Crown Agents shall only be required under that subsection to furnish information which they have or which they can reasonably be expected to obtain.
(4)The Crown Agents shall afford the Minister facilities for verifying any information furnished to him under this section in such manner and at such times as he may reasonably request.