24. Examination of books and accounts etc of finance companies

require any finance company, or a director, secretary, manager, employee, auditor, agent or contractor of any finance company to furnish him within such period and in such manner or form as he may specify, information as he considers necessary;

require any finance company or a director, secretary, manager, employee, auditor, agent or contractor of any finance company to produce for inspection books, records, files, registers, and such other documents, maintained in print, electronic or any other form, of such finance company and to provide authenticated copies in any form as required of such books, records, files, registers and such other documents;

enter the premises or storage area of any finance company, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other written law, examine books, records, files, registers, and such other documents, maintained in print, electronic or any other form, of such finance company and may obtain copies, authenticated or otherwise, in any form of such books, records, files, registers and such other documents:

require the holding company, any subsidiary or associate company of any finance company, or any subsidiary or associate company of the holding company of any finance company, or any other company that in view of the Director has a substantial financial interest or significant management interest in any finance company to furnish information as the Director may consider necessary and to produce for inspection books, records, files, registers and such other documents, maintained in print, electronic or any other form, of such company at such time, date and place and in a manner or form as the Director may specify and to provide in any form as required, authenticated copies of such books, records, files, registers and such other documents;

require any finance company or a director, manager, employee, agent, contractor or secretary of any finance company to submit the accounts of such finance company, furnish such information and produce such books, records, files, registers, and such other documents, maintained in print, electronic or any other form, for audit by an auditor authorized by the Director;

question and record statements of or if necessary direct, any director, shareholder, secretary, manager, employee, agent, auditor or contractor of any finance company or of any other person who may be acquainted with or is aware of or is in possession of, information regarding the business or corporate affairs of such finance company to submit answers to the questions raised by way of an affidavit or if necessary administer oath or affirmation in accordance with the Oaths or

call for information by notice in writing from any person who may be acquainted with or is aware of or is in possession of or appears to have information regarding the business or corporate affairs of any finance company and if required summon such person for an interview.

fails to provide any information or produce for inspection any book, record, file, register or such other document, material or object required under this section;

fails to attend in person when summoned for an interview;

provides false, incomplete or incorrect or misleading information, book, record, file, register or such other document, material or object; or

obstructs the Director or any other person authorized by the Director under subsection (1)