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Section 797 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Inspector appointed by the Court to submit reports to the Court

    

(1) An inspector appointed by the Court—
(a) may (and if so directed by the Court, shall) make interim reports to the Court about the progress of the investigation; and
(b) as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the investigation, shall make a final report of the investigation to the Court.
(2) The inspector shall submit the reports to the Court in writing or, if the Court so directs, in the form of printed documents.
(3) If the investigation extends to the affairs of a body corporate that is related to the company in relation to which the inspector was appointed, the inspector shall include in the reports details of the investigation into those affairs.
(4) As soon as practicable after an interim report, or the final report, is submitted to the Court, it shall—
(a) submit a copy of the report to— (i) the Attorney General; and
(ii) the company concerned and, if the report also deals with the affairs of a body corporate related to that company, to that body corporate;
(b) on being requested to do so and on payment of the prescribed fee (if any)—send a copy of the report to —
(i) any member of that company or body corporate;
(ii) the auditors of that company or body corporate;
(iii) any person whose conduct is referred to in the report; and
(iv) any other person whose financial interests appear to the Court to be affected by the matters dealt with in the report (whether as a creditor of the company or body corporate, or otherwise); and
(c) if the inspector was appointed as a result of an application made by persons other than the Attorney General—send a copy of the report to the applicants.
(5) If a report submitted to it under this section is not already printed, the Courtmay arrange for the report to be printed.
(6) The Court may also arrange for the report to be published, or notified, in Such publications (including a website) as it may direct.

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