Section 198

Rights to inspect.—(1) The register kept under section 197 shall, be open to the inspection of any member of the company and of any other person during business hours, subject to such reasonable restrictions, as the company may impose by its articles or in general meeting, so that not less than two hours in each day are allowed.

(2) Inspection by any member of the company shall be without charge, and in the case of any other person on payment of such fee as may be fixed by the company for each inspection.

(3) A person seeking to exercise the rights conferred by this section must make a request to the company to that effect.

(4) The request must contain the following information—

(a) in the case of an individual, his name and address;

(b) in the case of an organization, its name and address and also of the authorised person; and

(c) the purpose for which the information is to be used.

(5) In the case any inspection is refused, the registrar on application made by the person to whom inspection has been refused and upon notice to the company, may by order direct an immediate inspection of the register.

(6) Any contravention or default in complying with requirements of this section shall be an offence shall be liable to a penalty of level 1 on the standard scale.