Right of Competent Authority to require Information

(1) The Competent Authority shall have power to call for or require any information about the Financial Establishment or its office bearers including the promoter, director, partner or manager or members of such Financial Establishment or direct any office or authority of the Government or a local authority or any other person, to furnish such information as may be required, and such Financial Establishment or its office bearer or promoter, director, partner or manager or members of such Financial Establishment or office or authority of the Government or local authority or any other person, shall forth-with furnish such information to the Competent Authority. (2) Any Financial Establishment/Institution intending to establish an office and operate in a district in the State of Uttarakhand shall furnish information in writing to the office of the District Magistrate or any officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf, about the details of its activities, areas of operation and/or business, supported by all necessary papers. This information shall also include its registration by the Registrar of Companies of the State concerned as also about the registration and the license obtained from the Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India or any other regulatory authority for the purpose aforesaid with details of its office structure and specific location/address. (3) An officer-in-charge of the polise station, when required by the Competent Authority, shall take all steps, including inquiry, investigation for survey in respect of any person, place, property, documents, books of account etc. of the Financial Establishment or promoter, director, manager, officers, servants or member of such Financial Establishment and submit his report to the Competent Authority.