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55. Provision of information (1) Notwithstanding any other written law, if the Registrar has reasonable grounds to believe that any person- (a) has any information or document that is relevant to the performance of the Registrar's functions and powers under this Act or its subsidiary legislation; or (b) is capable of giving any evidence which the Registrar has reasonable grounds to believe is relevant to the performance of the Registrar's functions and powers under this Act or its subsidiary legislation, the Registrar may, by written notice, order that person- (A) to give any such information to the Registrar in the manner and form and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Registrar may grant; (B) to produce any such documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, to the Registrar in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Registrar may grant; (C) to make copies of any such documents and to produce those copies to the Registrar in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Registrar may grant; (D) if the person is an individual, to appear, at a private hearing, before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the notice to give any evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Registrar may grant; (E) if the person is a body corporate or a public body, to cause a competent officer of the body to appear, at a private hearing, before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the notice to give any evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Registrar may grant; or
(F) if the person is a partnership, to cause an individual who is a partner in the partnership or an employee of the partnership to appear, at a private hearing, before the Registrar at a time and place specified in the notice to give any evidence, either orally or in writing, and produce any documents, whether in physical form or in electronic media, in the manner and within the period as specified in the notice or such extended period as the Registrar may grant.
(2) Any person required to provide information or documents under subsection (1) shall ensure that the information or documents provided are true, accurate and complete and such person should provide a representation to that effect, including a representation that he is not aware of any other information or document which would make the information or document provided untrue or misleading.
(3) A person who fails to comply with an order of the Registrar in accordance with this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
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