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Banking Act (No. 30 of 1988) - Sect 33

Powers of the Director of bank Supervision over off- shore unit

33.
(1) It shall be lawful for the Director of Bank Supervision or any officer of the Department of Bank Supervision or any officer authorized under section 31
(a) to require any director, officer or employee of any off-shore unit to furnish him with such information as he may consider necessary to obtain, for the purpose of ascertaining the true condition of the affairs of any off-shore unit;
(b) to require any such director, officer, or employee to produce for inspection by him at such time as he may specify any books, minutes, accounts, cash, securities, vouchers other documents and records in the possession of such director, officer or employee containing or likely to contain any such information.
(2) It shall be the duty of every director, officer or employee of any off-shore unit to afford to the Director of Bank Supervision or to any officer of his department or any officer authorized under section 31 whenever required so to do, in terms of subsection (1), the fullest opportunity to examine books, minutes, accounts, cash, securities, vouchers, other documents and records in his possession containing or likely to contain any such information,
(3) If any books, minutes, accounts, cash, securities, vouchers, other documents and records are not produced or information not furnished in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2), the officer so defaulting shall be guilty of an offence under this Act.


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