Banking and Financial Institutions Act 1989 · As enacted · Part XI · Investigation, Search and Seizure
Section 86
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Where an investigating officer finds, seizes, detains, or takes possession of, any book or other document in the exercise of any power under this Part, and such book or other document or any part thereof is in a language other than the national language or the English language, or in any sign or code, the investigating officer may orally or in writing require the person who had the possession, custody or control of such book or other document, to furnish to the investigating officer a translation in the national language of such book or other document within such period as, in the opinion of the investigating officer, would be reasonable having regard to the length of the book or other document, or other circumstances relating to it.
officer
"officer", in relation to an institution, includes any employee and the chief executive of the institution;
No person shall knowingly furnish a translation under subsection (1) which is not an accurate, faithful and true translation, or knowingly make a translation under that subsection which is not accurate, faithful and true.
person
"person" includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
Where the person required to furnish a translation under subsection (1) is not the person who is suspected to have committed the offence under investigation, the Bank shall pay to him reasonable fees for the translation.
Terms defined in s 2
document
Defined · s 2"document" includes— (a) any letters, figures, marks, symbols, signals, inscriptions, writing, sign, caricature, picture, drawing, or other representation whatsoever in any form; and (b) any visual recording (whether of still or moving images), any sound recording, or any electronic, magnetic, mechanical or other recording whatsoever, and howsoever made, on any substance, material, thing or article;
officer
Defined · s 2"officer", in relation to an institution, includes any employee and the chief executive of the institution;
person
Defined · s 2"person" includes an individual, any corporation, statutory body, local authority, society, trade union, co-operative society, partnership and any other body, organization, association or group of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate;
Part XII
Application of Parts X and XI to Non-Scheduled Institutions Engaged in Provision of Finance
Part XIII
Information and Secrecy
Part XIV
Offences
Part XV