Regulation 27 - Obligation of venture capital fund on inspection or investigation. - Securities And Exchange Board of India (Venture Capital Funds) Regulations, 1996

1 [Obligation of venture capital fund on inspection or investigation. 27. (1) It shall be the duty of every officer of the Venture Capital Fund in respect of whom an inspection or investigation has been ordered under regulation 25 and any other associate person who is in possession of relevant information pertaining to conduct and affairs of such Venture Capital Fund including Fund Manager or asset management company, if any, to produce to the Investigating or Inspecting Officer such books, accounts and other documents in his custody or control and furnish him with such statements and information as the said Officer may require for the purposes of the investigation or inspection. (2) It shall be the duty of every officer of the Venture Capital Fund and any other associate person who is in possession of relevant information pertaining to conduct and affairs of the Venture Capital Fund to give to the Inspecting or Investigating Officer all such assistance and shall extend all such co-operation as may be required in connection with the inspection or investigations and shall furnish such information sought by the Inspecting or Investigating Officer in connection with the inspection or investigation. (3) The Investigating or Inspecting Officer shall, for the purposes of inspection or investigation, have power to examine on oath and record the statement of any employees, directors or person responsible for or connected with the activities of venture capital fund or any other associate person having relevant information pertaining to such Venture Capital Fund. (4) The Inspecting or Investigating Officer shall, for the purposes of inspection or investigation, have power to obtain authenticated copies of documents, books, accounts of Venture Capital Fund, from any person having control or custody of such documents, books or accounts.] --------------- Notes: 1. Substituted by the SEBI (Venture Capital Funds) (Amendment) Regulations, 2000, w.e.f. 15-09-2000. Prior to the substitution Regulation 27 read as under: 27. Obligations of venture capital fund on inspection or investigation by the Board.─( 1) It shall be the duty of the venture capital fund whose affairs are being inspected or investigated, and of every director, officer and employee thereof, of its asset management company, if any, and of its trustees or directors or the directors of the trustee company, if any, to produce before the inspecting or investigating officer such books, securities, accounts, records and other documents in its custody or control and furnish him with such statements and information relating to the venture capital fund, as the inspecting or investigating officer may require, within such reasonable period as the inspecting officer may specify. (2) The venture capital fund shall allow the inspecting or investigating officer to have reasonable access to the premises occupied by such venture capital fund or by any other person on his behalf and also extend reasonable facility for examining any books, records, documents and computer data in the possession of the venture capital fund or such other person and also provide copies of documents or other materials which, in the opinion of the inspecting or investigating officer are relevant for the purposes of the inspection or investigation, as the case may be. (3) The inspecting or investigating officer, in the course of inspection or investigation shall be entitled to examine or to record the statements of any director, officer or employee of the venture capital fund. (4) It shall be the duty of every director, officer or employee, trustee or director of the trustee company of the venture capital fund to give to the inspecting or investigating officer all assistance in connection with the inspection or investigation, which the inspecting or investigating officer may reasonably require.