9BF1Rights of person appointed under section 9A(2).E+W+S
(1)A person appointed under section 9A(2) of this Act shall, for the purposes of his appointment—
(a)have a right of access at all times to the books, deeds and accounts of the relevant society, and to all other documents relating to its affairs, and
(b)be entitled to require from the officers of the relevant society such information and explanations as he thinks necessary.
(2)If a person appointed under section 9A(2) of this Act fails to obtain all the information and explanations which, to the best of that person’s knowledge and belief, are necessary for the purposes of doing what he has been appointed to do, that fact shall be stated in his report.
(3)A person appointed under section 9A(2) of this Act shall be entitled—
(a)to receive notice of, and attend, any general meeting of the relevant society at which any relevant matter is discussed, and
(b)to be heard at any such general meeting which he attends on any part of the business of the meeting which relates to any relevant matter.
(4)For the purposes of subsection (3) of this section, the following are relevant matters, namely—
(a)any report of the person appointed under subsection (2) of section 9A of this Act, and
(b)any matter which is relevant to what that person has been appointed under that subsection to do.
(5)In this section, references to the relevant society, in relation to a person appointed under section 9A(2) of this Act, are to the society responsible for his appointment under that provision.
Textual Amendments
F19B inserted (1.9.1996) by S.I. 1996/1738, arts. 1, 8(2)