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Securities and Futures Commission

[1989 Ed.

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(b) specify the form of the return and the particulars it is to contain

and the persons by whom such returns are to be made; and (c) specify the time by which a return required by the rules is to be

received by the Commission.

35. Production of computerized information

Where any information or matter relevant to an inspection or investigation under section 30 or 33 is recorded otherwise than in a legible form, the powers conferred by those sections and section 36 to require the production of any record or other document for the purposes of any provision of those sections shall include the power to require the production of a reproduction of the recording of any such information or matter or of the relevant part of it in a legible form.

36. Magistrate's warrant

(1) If a magistrate is satisfied on information on oath laid by the chairman or other director of the Commission, or by an employee of the Commission authorized by the Commission for the purposes of this section, that there are reasonable grounds for suspecting that there is, or is likely to be, on premises specified in the information any record or other document which is relevant to an inspection under section 30 or an investigation under section 33, the magistrate may issue a warrant authorizing any such person ("specified person" (A)) and any police officer, and such other persons as may be necessary to assist in the execution of the warrant-

(a) to enter the premises so specified, if necessary by force, at any time within the period of 7 days beginning on the date of the warrant; and

(b) to search for, seize and remove any record or other document which any such specified person or police officer has reasonable cause to believe may be required for the purposes of the inspection or investigation.

(2) A specified person or a police officer or other persons authorized by a warrant under this section may

(a) require any person on the premises specified in the warrant whom he reasonably believes to be employed in connection with a business which is, or which has been, conducted on such premises to produce for examination any record or other document which such specified person or police officer has reasonable cause to believe may be required for the purposes of the inspection or investigation and which is in his possession or under his control;

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