Section 437: Inspectors' reports., Companies Act 1985

Section 437: Inspectors' reports.

Part XIV: Investigation of Companies and Their Affairs; Requisition of Documents

Any persons who have been appointed under section 431 or 432 may at any time and, if the Secretary of State directs them to do so, shall inform him of any matters coming to their knowledge as a result of their investigations.

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If the inspectors were appointed under section 432 in pursuance of an order of the court, the Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of any report of theirs to the court.

If the company is registered under the Companies Act 2006 in Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State must send a copy of any interim or final report by the inspectors to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.

In any case the Secretary of State may, if he thinks fit—

forward a copy of any report made by the inspectors to the company's registered office,

furnish a copy on request and on payment of the prescribed fee to—

any member of the company or other body corporate which is the subject of the report,

any person whose conduct is referred to in the report,

the auditors of that company or body corporate,

the applicants for the investigation,

any other person whose financial interests appear to the Secretary of State to be affected by the matters dealt with in the report, whether as a creditor of the company or body corporate, or otherwise, and

cause any such report to be printed and published.

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