Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 · Updated to 1 Jul 2022 · Part IV · Appointment of Officers and Servants, Their Powers, Functions and Duties
37. Power to examine persons
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Inspector, making any investigations under section 35 may examine orally any person whom he believes to be acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case and shall reduce into writing any statement made by the person so examined.
person
“person” includes any agent, company, association or body of persons corporate or unincorporate;
The person so examined shall be legally bound to answer all questions relating to such case put to him by the examining officer:
Provided that such person may refuse to answer any question the answer to which would have a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge or penalty or forfeiture.
A person making a statement under this section shall be legally bound to state the truth, whether or not such statement is made wholly or partly in answer to questions.
An officer examining a person under subsection (1) shall first inform that person of subsections (2) and (3).
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A statement made by any person under this section shall, whenever possible, be taken down in writing and signed by the person making it or affixed with his thumb print, as the case may be, after it has been read to him in the language in which he made it and after he has been given an opportunity to make any corrections he may wish.
(Deleted by Act A914).