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Amendment of section 299 of Act of 1963.
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51.—Section 299 of the Act of 1963 is amended—
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(a) by the insertion of the following after subsection (1):
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“(1A) Where the court directs a liquidator, in accordance with subsection (1), to refer a matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions, it shall also direct the liquidator to refer the matter to the Director and, in such a case, the liquidator shall furnish to the Director such information, and give to the Director such access to and facilities for inspecting and taking copies of any documents, being information or documents in the possession or under the control of the liquidator and relating to the matter in question, as the Director may require.”,
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(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution for “Attorney General” (wherever occurring) of “Director of Public Prosecutions”,
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(c) by the insertion of the following after subsection (2):
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“(2A) Where a liquidator, in accordance with subsection (2), reports a matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions, the liquidator shall also refer the matter to the Director and, in such a case, the liquidator shall furnish to the Director such information and give to the Director such access to and facilities for inspecting and taking copies of any documents, being information or documents in the possession or under the control of the liquidator and relating to the matter in question, as the Director may require.”,
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(d) in subsection (3), by the substitution for “the Attorney General under subsection (2)” and “in pursuance of subsection (2)” of “the Director of Public Prosecutions under subsection (2), or to the Director under subsection (2A)” and “in pursuance of subsection (2) or subsection (2A), as the case may be”, respectively,
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(e) in subsection (4), by the substitution for “Attorney General under this section, he considers” of “Director of Public Prosecutions and the Director under this section, either the Director of Public Prosecutions or the Director considers”, and
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(f) in subsection (5), by the substitution for “of the Attorney General” of “of the Director of Public Prosecutions or of the Director”.
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