Section 14F: On-site inspections

14F. On-site inspections (1) (a) The Registrar may, at any time, cause to be carried on the business premises of a registered association an inspection and an audit of its books and records to verify whether the association is complying with this Act. (b) The Registrar may, when exercising a power under this section, request such assistance as may be necessary from FIU or any supervisory authorities. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Registrar may – (a) direct, orally or in writing – (i) the registered association; or (ii) any other person whom the Registrar reasonably believes has in its possession or control a document or thing that may be relevant to the inspection, to produce the document or thing as specified in the direction; (b) examine, and make copies of or take extracts from, any document or thing that it deems necessary to be relevant to the inspection; (c) retain any document or thing it deems necessary; and Acts 2019 197 (d) direct a person who is or apparently is an employee of the registered association to give information about any document or thing that it deems necessary to be relevant to the inspection. (3) The registered association referred to in subsection (1), or where applicable, its employee, shall give the Registrar full and free access to the records and other documents of the association as it deems necessary to be relevant for the inspection. (4) Any person who – (a) intentionally obstructs the Registrar in the performance of any of his duties under this section; or (b) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any direction of the Registrar in the performance of his duties under 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. (5) Any person who destroys, falsifies, conceals or disposes of, or causes or permits the destruction, falsification, concealment or disposal of, any document, information stored on a computer or other device or other thing that the person knows or ought reasonably to have known is relevant to an on-site inspection or investigation, 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. (6) In this section – “Registrar” includes any person designated in writing by him. 198 Acts 2019 Sub-Part D – Powers of Registrar to Give Directions and Issue Guidelines