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Amendment of section 19.- In section 19 ofthe principal Act.- (i) fbr the words "Any persons may inspect", the words '*Except as otherwise provided by section 4A, any person may inspect" shall be substituted; (ii) for the words "The R e , the words "the Inspector-General" shall be substituted; (iii) for the words "and any person may require a copy or extract of any document or any part of any document, to be certilied by the Registrar, on payment of two annas for every hundred words of such copy or extract", the words "or may require the Inspector-General to give him a certified copy or extract of any document or any patt thereof on payment of such fee as the Government or any officer authorized by it may by notification in the Wcial Gazette fix in that behalf" shall be substituted. '["~OA, Investigation of aBairs of society.- (1) Where, on information received under section 4A or otherwise, or in circumstances referred to in section 12D, the Inspector-General is of the opinion that there is apprehension that the f i t s of the society registered under this Act, are being so conducted as to defeat the objects of the society or that the society or its governing body, by whatever name called, or any officer thereof in actual effeotive contml of the society is guilty of mismanaging its affairs or of any breach of fiduciary or other like obligations, the Inspm-General may, either himself or by any person appointed by him in that behalf, inspect or investigate into the affairs of the society or inspect any institution managed by the society. - - ' ~ n e w w3wm 2OA.208.20C. 200 eod20E by* amendment Act 1 of 1999 (2) It shall be the duty of every offioer of the sooiety when so required by the Inspector-General or other person appointed under sub-section (I), to produce any books of acwunts or other rewrds of or relating to the society which are in his custody or to give him all assistance in connection with such inspection or investigation. (3) The Inspector-General or other person appointed under sub-section (1) may, call upon and examine on oath any officer, member or employee of the society in relation to the affairs of the society and it shall be the duty of every officer, member or employee, when called upon, to appear before him for snch examination (4) The Inspector-General or other person appointed under sub-section (1) may, if in his opinion it is necessary for the purpose of inspection or investigation, seize any or all the records including the aowunts books of the society: Provided that any person from whose custody such records are seized, shall be entitled to make such copies thereof, in the presence of the person having the custody of such rewrds. (5) On the wnclusion of the inspection or investigation, as the case may be, the person, if any, appointed by the Inspector-General to investigate or inspect, shall make a report to the Inspector-General on the result of his inspection or investigation. (6) The Inspector-General may, after such investigation or inspection, give such directions to the society or its governing body or any officer thereof, as he may think fit, for the removal of any defects or irregularities within such time as may be specified and in the event of default in rakmg action in accordance with snch dictions, the Inspector-General may proceed to take action under seaion 12D. MB. Pena1ty.- If any person willfully makes or causes to be made any false entry in, or any omission from, the List required by section 4 or in or from any statement of wpy of rules or of alteration of rules sent to the Inspector-General or neglects or refuses to make its accounts or other documents available for audit as required by section 12D or willfully fails to produce any book of acwunt or other records as required by sub-section (2) of section 20A or willfully fails to appear before the Inspector-General or other person appointed by him or otherwise contravenes any of the provisions of sub-section (3) of section ZOA, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 2000/-.