Cap. 168 ст. 193Powers of Registrar to investigate affairs of partnership.

(1) For the purposes of article 192(1)(a) the Registrar shall have power to investigate the affairs of any partnership and to require any information and the production of any document from any partner or from any officer or auditor of a company.

(2) Any matter coming to the knowledge of the Registrar, or of any other person by reason of his office, in pursuance of the provisions of this article shall be treated as secret and confidential, except as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.

(3) If any partner or if any officer or auditor of a company prevents or obstructs the Registrar, or any other officer authorised by him in writing, in the execution of his duties or refuses to comply with any request made under the provisions of sub-article

(1) or, in complying with any such request, wilfully or recklessly furnishes any false information, the Registrar may certify the obstruction or the refusal or the false information under his hand to the court, and the court may thereupon inquire into the case and deal with the offender in like manner as if he had been guilty of contempt of the court. partnership or a copy or extract of any other document, to be certified by the Registrar:

Provided that in relation to documents delivered to the Registrar with a prospectus in pursuance of article 86(1)(b) and of article 89(3)(a), the right conferred by this article shall be exercisable only during the fourteen days beginning with the date of publication of the notice prescribed in article 93.