Insertion of new section 4A

Insertion of new section 4A.— After section 4 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— “4A. Power of Inspector-General to call for information or returns from governing body of society and provisions relating thereto.—

1. (1) The Inspector-General may serve or cause to be served, on the governing body entrusted with the management of the affairs of any society registered under this Act, a notice requiring it to furnish in such manner as may be prescribed, information or returns relating to persons employed by the society, their conditions of employment (including their emoluments, any contributions, concessions or other benefits and amenities provided for employees) and such other matters relating thereto, as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The form in which such information or returns shall be furnished, the particulars which they shall contain and the intervals (if any) in which such information or returns shall be furnished, shall be such as may be prescribed.
3. (3) The notice referred to in sub-section
4. (1) may be served by post.
5. (4) No information or returns collected for the purposes of this section, shall, without the previous consent in writing of the society in relation to which the information or returns was given or made, be published in such manner as would enable any particulars to be identified as referring to a particular society.
6. (5) Except for the purposes of a prosecution under section 11A or under the Indian Penal Code (Central Act 45 of 1860), no person other than the Inspector-General or any person duly specified by him in this behalf, shall be permitted to see any information or returns furnished as aforesaid.
7. (6) No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Inspector-General or any person acting under the authority of the Inspector-General in respect of anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this section.”.