Section 19J: Request for information
This section is inserted by Act No 9 of 2019, section 10.
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
19J. Request for information
(1) A regulatory body may, in the discharge of its
functions under this Act, require a member falling under its
purview to furnish it with any information and produce any
record or document within such time and at such place as it
may determine.
(2) A member referred to in subsection (1) shall,
immediately, comply with any request under subsection (1).
(3) The regulatory body may require any information
or document furnished to it to be verified or authenticated in such
manner as it may determine, and at the expense of the member.
(4) Any person who fails to comply with this section
shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to
a fine not exceeding one million rupees and to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 2 years.
172 Acts 2019
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Questions this section answers
- Can a regulatory body demand documents from a member it supervises?
- What's the penalty for refusing to provide information a regulatory body asked for?