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the Court may make any order it thinks fit with respect to an investigation of the
company and any of its affiliated companies by an inspector, who may be the
Registrar.
(3) If a member makes an application under subsection (1), he shall give
the Registrar reasonable notice of it, and the Registrar is entitled to
appear and be heard at the hearing of the application.
(4) The Regulations may define an affiliated company for the purposes of
this Part.
(5) An applicant under this section shall not be required to give security for
costs.
224. (1) An order made under section 223(2) shall include an order appointing
an inspector to investigate the company and an order fixing the inspector’s
remuneration.
(2) The Court may, at any time, make any order it considers appropriate
with respect to the investigation, including but not limited to making any
one or more of the following orders, that is to
(a) replace the inspector;
(b) determine the notice to be given to any interested person, or
dispense with notice to any person;
(c) authorise the inspector to enter any premises in which the
Court is satisfied there might be relevant information, and to
examine anything, and to make copies of any documents or
records, found on the premises;
(d) require any person to produce documents or records to the
inspector;
(e) authorise the inspector to conduct a hearing, administer oaths
or affirmations and examine any person upon oath or affirmation,
and prescribe rules for the conduct of the hearing;
(f) require any person to attend a hearing conducted by the
inspector and to give evidence upon oath or affirmation;
(g) give directions to the inspector or any interested person on any
matter arising in the investigation;
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