96. Amendment of section 209A.- In section 209A of the principal Act,- (a) in sub-section (1), for clause (ii) and the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:— "(ii) by such officer of the Government as may be authorised by the Central Government in this behalf; (iii) by such officer of the Securities and Exchange Board of India may be authorised by it: Provided that such inspection may be made without giving any previous notice to the company or any officer thereof: Provided further that the inspection by the Securities and Exchange Board of India shall be made in respect of matters covered under sections referred to in section 55A;"; (b) in sub-section (6), after the words "Central Government", the words "or the Securities and Exchange Board of India in respect of inspection made by its officers" shall be inserted; (c) in sub-section (8), for the words "five thousand rupees", the words "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted. |