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The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act

12Inspection of credit information company, credit institution and specified user

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 235 of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956), the Reserve Bank, at any time, may and on being directed so to do by the Central Government shall, cause an inspection to be made, by one or more of its officers or through such other persons or agency as the Reserve Bank may determine, of any credit information company or credit institution or specified user and their books and accounts; and the Reserve Bank shall supply to the credit information company or credit institution or specified user, as the case may be, a copy of its report on such inspection.

(2) It shall be the duty of every director or other officer or employee of the credit information company, credit institution and specified user to produce to any officer or person or agency, as the case may be, making an inspection under sub-section (1) all such books, accounts and other documents in his custody or power and to furnish him with any statement and information relating to the affairs of such credit information company, credit institution and specified user, as the said officer or person or agency may require of him within such time as the said officer or person or agency may specify.

(3) Any officer of the Reserve Bank or person or an agency making an inspection under sub-section (1) may examine on oath any director or other officer or employee of the credit information company, credit institution and specified user, in relation to their business, and may administer an oath accordingly.

(4) The expenses of, or incidental to, the inspection under sub-section (1) by any person or an agency referred to in sub-section (1) shall be borne by the concerned credit information company or credit institution or specified user, as the case may be.

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