Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 14 power to apply (with modifications) conferred (E.W.S.) (1.12.2013) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Act 2010 (c. 7), ss. 4(1)(2)(a), 8(2); S.I. 2013/2936, art. 2
(1)The inspectors may, and if so directed by the Secretary of State shall, make interim reports to the Secretary of State, and on the conclusion of their investigation shall make a final report to him.
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[F2(1A)Any persons who have been appointed under section 431 or 432 may at any time and, if the Secretary of State directs them to do so, shall inform him of any matters coming to their knowledge as a result of their investigations.]
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(2)If the inspectors were appointed under section 432 in pursuance of an order of the court, the Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of any report of theirs to the court.
[F4(2A)If the company is registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State must send a copy of any interim or final report by the inspectors to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.]
(3)In any case the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit—
(a)forward a copy of any report made by the inspectors to the company’s registered office,
(b)furnish a copy on request and on payment of the prescribed fee to—
(i)any member of the company or other body corporate which is the subject of the report,
(ii)any person whose conduct is referred to in the report,
(iii)the auditors of that company or body corporate,
(iv)the applicants for the investigation,
(v)any other person whose financial interests appear to the Secretary of State to be affected by the matters dealt with in the report, whether as a creditor of the company or body corporate, or otherwise, and
(c)cause any such report to be printed and published.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 437(1) repealed (1.10.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1035(4)(a), 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, arts. 2(1)(k), 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12, Sch. 3 para. 48)
F2S. 437(1A) inserted by Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60, SIF 69), s. 182, Sch. 13 para. 7
F3S. 437(1B)(1C) repealed (1.10.2007) by Companies Act 2006 (c. 46), ss. 1035(4)(b), 1295, 1300, Sch. 16; S.I. 2007/2194, arts. 2(1)(k), 8, Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 12, Sch. 3 para. 48)
F4S. 437(2A) inserted (1.10.2009) after s. 437(2) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1941), art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 57(3)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2S. 437 extended (with modifications) by S.I. 1989/638, regs. 18, 21
C3S. 437 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1090, reg. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I