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Part VII · Action Against Persons Carrying on Finance Business or Accepting Deposits Without Authority

43. Court order to compel a person to provide information and books

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Where any person fails to provide information, book, record, file, register or such other document or material or object or provides false, incorrect or incomplete information, book, record, file, register or such other document or material or object when required in terms of subsection (1) of section 42 or section 46, the Director or any person authorized by the Director may make an application to the appropriate Magistrate for the issuance of an order –

(a)

authorizing any person named in the application to inspect the books, records, files, registers and such other documents maintained in print, electronic or any other form, material or object of the person who has failed to comply with the requirement made in terms of subsection (1) of section 42 or section 46; or

(b)

requiring the person who has failed to comply with the requirement made in terms of subsection (1) of section 42 or section 46, or a director, partner, member, secretary, manager, employee, agent, contractor or auditor of such person as may be named in the order, to produce the books, records, files, registers and such other documents maintained in print, electronic or any other form, material or object of such person, to a person and at a place specified in the order.

Part VIII

Offences and Penalties

Part IX

General