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(1) For the purpose of ascertaining whether a company or firm is complying with the provisions of this Part, the Registrar or any person authorised in writing by him may without the payment of any fee inspect the register required to be kept bythat company orfirm pursuanttothe provisions of this Part and any books, minute book, register, record or document kept by or on behalf of the company UNCLAIMED MONEYS or firm pursuant to the provisions of any written law or in 1/0s.AA722 the course of business,/ (2) No person shall make an inspection in pursuance of Declaration sub-section (1) of this section unless he has made a declaraof secrecy. tion of secrecy in the prescribed form. (3) A person- Penalties. (a) who makes an inspection in pursuance of the provisions of sub-section (1) of this section before he has made such a declaration; or (b) who after making such a declaration makes, except for the purposes of this Part, or in the course of any criminal proceedings, a record of, or divulges or communicates to any other person any information which he has acquired by reason of such inspection— shall be guilty Mousanoftence punishable with a fine not AA325 exceeding five hunured delfars. (4) A company or any officer of a company or firm- Penalties. (a) which or who on being required by the Registrar or a person so authorised to produce any such book (including minute book), register, record or document refuses to produce, avoids producing or prevents production of that book, register, record or document; (b) which or who on being required by the Registrar or a person so authorised to correct any error found in any such book (including minute book), register, record or document refuses or fails to correct that error; or (c) which or who obstructs or hinders the Registrar or person so authorised while exercising any of the powers referred to in' sub-section (1) of this section— shale bing wik erarea dencepunishable with a fne not Ihree (AAt2a) AA325