27/03/2014
Chapter XIV – Inspection, Inquiry and Investigation (Notified w.e.f. 01.04.14)
• Section 206 - Power to call for information, inspect books and conduct inquiries
• Section 207 - Conduct of inspection and inquiry
• Section 208 - Report on inspection made
• Section 209 - Search and seizure
• Section 210 - Investigation into affairs of company
• Section 211 - Establishment of Serious Fraud Investigation Office
• Section 212 - Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious Fraud Investigation Office [except references of sub-sections (10) of section 66, sub-section (5) of section 140, section 213, sub-section (1) of sections 251 and sub-section (3) of section 339 made in sub-section (6) and also sub-sections (8) to (10)]
• Section 214 - Security for payment of costs and expenses of investigation
• Section 215 - Firm, body corporate or association not to be appointed as inspector
• Section 216 - Investigation of ownership of company [ except sub-section (2)]
• Section 217 - Procedure, powers, etc, of inspectors
• Section 219 - Power of inspector to conduct investigation into affairs of related companies, etc
• Section 220 - Seizure of documents by inspector
• Section 223 - Inspector’s report
• Section 224 - Actions to be taken in pursuance of inspector’s report [ except sub – section (2) & (5)]
• Section 225 - Expenses of investigation
• Section 228 - Investigation etc of foreign companies
• Section 229 - Penalty for furnishing false statement, mutilation, destruction of documents