ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Companies Act
794. Obstruction of inspectors appointed by Court to be contempt of Court
Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force
794. Obstruction of inspectors appointed by Court to be contempt of Court
(1)If an officer or agent of the company or other body corporate—(a)refuses to produce to an inspector a document that the inspector has, under section 793, required the officer or agent to produce; or(b)refuses to answer a question that is put to the officer or agent by an inspector under that section with respect to the affairs of the company or other body corporate, the inspector may make an application to the Court in relation to the refusal.(2)On hearing an application made under subsection (1), the Court may, after considering any evidence that may be adduced against or on behalf of the alleged offender and considering any statement that may be offered in defence, punish the offender as if the offender had been found guilty of contempt of the Court.