The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015Section 555 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Register of interests disclosed: refusal of inspection or default inproviding copy
(1) If a company refuses to allow an inspection required under section 553, or fails to provide a copy required under that section, otherwise than in accordance with an order of the Court, the company, and each officer of the company who is in default, commit an offence and on conviction are each liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings.
(2) If, after a company or any of its officers is convicted of an offence under subsection (1), the company continues to refuse to allow such an inspection, or to fail to provide the required copy, the company, and each officer of the company who is in default, commit a further offence on each day on which the failure continues and on conviction are each liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings for each such offence.
(3) In the case of any such refusal or failure, any person aggrieved by the refusal or failure may apply to the Court for an order under subsection (4).
(4) On the hearing of such an application, the Court may make an order compelling the company to allow an immediate inspection, or direct the company to send to the applicant or to any person on whose behalf the application is made the required copy.
(5) On the hearing of such an application, the company concerned is entitled to appear and be heard as respondent.
(6) An application under subsection (3) may be made, heard and determined irrespective of whether the company concerned is prosecuted for an offence under this section.
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