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Section 795 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Power of inspector appointed by Court to apply to Court to conduct examination of person

    

(1) If an inspector appointed under section 786 or 787 believes it necessary for the purpose of the investigation that a person whom the inspector has no power to examine on oath should be so examined, the inspector may apply to the Court to conduct an examination of the person.
(2) After hearing an application made under subsection (1), the Court may order the person concerned to attend and be examined on oath before it on any matter relevant to the investigation.
(3) At any such examination—
(a) the inspector may participate either personally or by an advocate appointed by the inspector for the purpose;
(b) the Court may ask the person examined to answer such questions as it considers relevant to the investigation; and
(c) the person examined shall answer all questions as the Court may ask.
(4) A person examined under subsection (2) is entitled to be represented by an advocate.
(5) The Court may award costs to a person examined under this section and, if it does so, the costs form part of the expenses of the investigation.

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