Section 217 Complaints against insolvency professional agency or its member or information utility
“Any person aggrieved by the functioning of an insolvency professional agency or insolvency professional or an information
utility may file a complaint to the Board in such form, within such time and in such manner as may be specified. ”
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Section 218 Investigation of insolvency professional agency or its member or information utility
“(1) Where the Board, on receipt of a complaint under section 217 or has reasonable grounds to believe that any insolvency
professional agency or insolvency professional or an information utility has contravened any of the provisions of the Code or
the rules or regulations made or directions issued by the Board thereunder, it may, at any time by an order in writing,
direct any person or persons to act as an investigating authority to conduct an inspection or investigation of the insolvency
professional agency or insolvency professional or an information utility.
(2) The inspection or investigation carried out under sub-section (1) of this section shall be conducted within such time and
in such manner as may be specified by regulations.
(3) The Investigating Authority may, in the course of such inspection or investigation, require any other person who is likely
to have any relevant document, record or information to furnish the same, and such person shall be bound to furnish such
document, record or information:
Provided that the Investigating Authority shall provide detailed reasons to such person before requiring him to furnish such
document, record or information.
(4) The Investigating Authority may, in the course of its inspection or investigation, enter any building or place where they
may have reasons to believe that any such document, record or information relating to the subject-matter of the inquiry may
be found and may seize any such document, record or information or take extracts or copies therefrom, subject to the
provisions of section 100 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, insofar as they may be applicable.
(5)The Investigating Authority shall keep in its custody the books, registers, other documents and records seized under this
section for such period not later than the conclusion of the investigation as it considers necessary and thereafter shall return
the same to the concerned person from whose custody or power they were seized:
Provided that the Investigating Authority may, before returning such books, registers, other documents and record as
aforesaid, place identification marks on them or any part thereof.
(6) A detailed report of inspection or investigation shall be submitted to the Board by the Investigating Authority.”
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Section 219 Show cause notice to insolvency professional agency or its member or information utility
“The Board may, upon completion of an inspection or investigation under section 218, issue a show cause notice to such
insolvency professional agency or insolvency professional or information utility, and carry out inspection of such insolvency
professional agency or insolvency professional or information utility in such manner, giving such time for giving
reply, as may be specified by regulations. ”
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Section 220 Appointment of disciplinary committee
“(1) The Board shall constitute a disciplinary committee to consider the reports of the investigating Authority submitted
under sub-section (6) of section 218:
Provided that the members of the disciplinary committee shall consist of whole-time members of the Board only.
(2) On the examination of the report of the Investigating Authority, if the disciplinary committee is satisfied that sufficient
cause exists, it may impose penalty as specified in subsection (3) or suspend or cancel the registration of the insolvency
professional or, suspend or cancel the registration of insolvency professional agency or information utility as the case may
be.
(3) Where any insolvency professional agency or insolvency professional or an information utility has contravened any
provision of this Code or rules or regulations made thereunder, the disciplinary committee may impose penalty which
shall be –
(i) three times the amount of the loss caused, or likely to have been caused, to persons concerned on account of such
contravention; or
(ii)three times the amount of the unlawful gain made on account of such contravention, whichever is higher:
Provided that where such loss or unlawful gain is not quantifiable, the total amount of the penalty imposed shall not exceed
more than one crore rupees.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3), the Board may direct any person who has made unlawful gain or
averted loss by indulging in any activity in contravention of this Code, or the rules or regulations made thereunder, to
disgorge an amount equivalent to such unlawful gain or aversion of loss.
(5)The Board may take such action as may be required to provide restitution to the person who suffered loss on account of
any contravention from the amount so disgorged, if the person who suffered such loss is identifiable and the loss so suffered
is directly attributable to such person.
(6) The Board may make regulations to specify-
(a) the procedure for claiming restitution under sub- section (5)
(b) the period within which such restitution may be claimed; and
(c) the manner in which restitution of amount may be made”
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