Companies Act · s 75

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75.
Right of debenture holders and shareholders to inspect register of debenture holders and to have copies of trust deed
(1) Every register of holders of debentures of a company shall, except when duly closed, be open to the inspection of the registered holder of any such debentures and of any holder of shares in the company, but subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company may in general meeting impose, so that not less than 2 hours in each day shall be allowed for inspection. For the purposes of this subsection, a register is deemed to be duly closed if closed in accordance with provisions contained in the articles or in the debentures or, in the case of debenture stock, in the stock certificates, or in the trust deed or other document securing the debentures or debenture stock, during such period or periods, not exceeding in the whole 30 days in any year, as may be therein specified.
(2) Every registered holder of debentures and every holder of shares in a company may require a copy of the register of the holders of debentures of the company or any part thereof on payment of 50 cents for every 100 words required to be copied.
(3) A copy of any trust deed for securing any issue of debentures shall be forwarded to every holder of any such debentures at his request, in the case of a printed trust deed, on payment of the sum of $1 or such less sum as may be prescribed by the company, or where the trust deed has not been printed, on payment of 50 cents for every one hundred words required to be copied.
(4) If inspection is refused, or a copy is refused or not forwarded, the company and every officer of the company who is in default is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and a default fine of
$20.
(5) Where a company is in default as aforesaid, the Court may by order compel an immediate inspection of the register or direct that the copies required shall be sent to the person requiring them.

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s 75Right of debenture holders and shareholders to inspect register of debenture holders and to have copies of trust deed

(1)

Every register of holders of debentures of a company shall, except when duly closed, be open to the inspection of the registered holder of any such debentures and of any holder of shares in the company, but subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company may in general meeting impose, so that not less than 2 hours in each day shall be allowed for inspection. For the purposes of this subsection, a register is deemed to be duly closed if closed in accordance with provisions contained in the articles or in the debentures or, in the case of debenture stock, in the stock certificates, or in the trust deed or other document securing the debentures or debenture stock, during such period or periods, not exceeding in the whole 30 days in any year, as may be therein specified.

(2)

Every registered holder of debentures and every holder of shares in a company may require a copy of the register of the holders of debentures of the company or any part thereof on payment of 50 cents for every 100 words required to be copied.

(3)

A copy of any trust deed for securing any issue of debentures shall be forwarded to every holder of any such debentures at his request, in the case of a printed trust deed, on payment of the sum of $1 or such less sum as may be prescribed by the company, or where the trust deed has not been printed, on payment of 50 cents for every one hundred words required to be copied.

(4)

If inspection is refused, or a copy is refused or not forwarded, the company and every officer of the company who is in default is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $500 and a default fine of

$20.

(5)

Where a company is in default as aforesaid, the Court may by order compel an immediate inspection of the register or direct that the copies required shall be sent to the person requiring them.

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