Company Law Enforcement Act, 2001

Amendment of section 92 of Act of 1990 — Duty of relevant authority to report to Director.

36.—Section 92 of the Act of 1990 is amended—

(a) by the substitution for “Director of Public Prosecutions” (wherever occurring, except in subsection (4)) of “Director”, and

(b) by the substitution of the following for subsection (4):

“(4) If, where any matter is reported or referred to the Director under this section, he has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under section 79(7)(bb) has been committed and—

(a) institutes proceedings in respect of the offence, or

(b) refers the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director of Public Prosecutions institutes proceedings in respect of the offence,

it shall be the duty of a relevant authority of the Exchange, and of every officer of the company whose securities are concerned, and of any other person who appears to the Director or to the Director of Public Prosecutions, as the case may be, to have relevant information (other than any defendant in the proceedings) to give all assistance in connection with the proceedings which he or they are reasonably able to give.”.