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by any person under this Ordinance, the Attorney General may by written notice require-
(a) such person to furnish to the Director a statutory declara- tion or, as the Attorney General sees fit, a statement in writing, enumerating-
(i) the property, being property in such categories or classes of property, movable or immovable, as may be specified in such notice, belonging to or possessed by. or which at any time during the year immediately pre- ceding the date of such notice or during such shorter period as may be specified in such notice belonged to or was possessed by, such person, bis agents or trustees, specifying in respect of each property enumerated whether it is or was possessed jointly (and, if so, with whom) or severally; and specifying the date upon which each such property was acquired and whether by purchase, gift, bequest, inheritance or otherwise, and, where it was acquired by purchase, specifying the consideration paid therefor; and in respect of any property enumerated which has been disposed of, whether by sale, gift or otherwise, at any time during the year immediately pre- ceding the date of the notice or such shorter period as aforesaid, specifying how and to whom the same was disposed of and, where it was disposed of by sale. specifying the consideration given therefor:
(ii) all expenditure incurred by such person in respect of himself, his spouse, parents or children with regard to living expenses and other private expenditure during any period specified in such notice (not, however, being a period commencing earlier than one year from the date of the notice);
(i) all liabilities incurred by such person, his agents or trustees, at such time or during such period as may be specified in such notice (not, however, being a time or a period commencing earlier than one year from the date of the notice), and specifying in respect of each such liability whether it was incurred jointly (and, if so, with whom) or severally:
(b) such person to furnish to the Director a statutory declaration or, as the Attorney General sees fit, a state- ment in writing of any money or other property sent out of the Colony by him or on his behalf during such period as may be specified in the notice:
(c) any other person to furnish to the Director a statutory declaration or, as the Attorney General sees fit, a state-
ment in writing enumerating the property, being property in such categories or classes of property, movable or immovable, as may be specified in such notice, belonging to or possessed by him, if the Attorney General believes that such information may assist the investigation or proceedings:
(c) any other person whom the Attorney General believes to be acquainted with any facts relevant to such investi- galion or proceedings to furnish to the Director all information in his possession respecting such matlers as are specified in the notice or, as the Attorney General sees Et, to appear before the Director or such other person specified in the notice and to answer orally on oath or affirmation any questions relevant thereto; and, on demand by the Director or such other person, to produce or deliver or otherwise furnish to him the original or a copy of any document in his possession or under his control which, in the opinion of the Director or such other person, may be relevant to such investigation or proceedings; for the purposes of this paragraph the Director or such other person shall have authority to administer any oath or take any affirmation;
(e) the person in charge of any public body or any depart- ment, office or establishment of any public body to produce or furnish to the Director any document or a copy, certified by the person in charge, of any document which is in his possession or under his control;
() the manager of any bank to give to the Director copies of the accounts of such person or of his spouse, parents or children at the bank as shall be named in the notice.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality thereof, the powers conferred by paragraph (d) of subsection (1) include the powĆI to require information from, and to require the attendance for the purpose of answering questions of-
(a) any person, or any employce of any person, who has acted for or is acting for any party to any particular land or property transaction; and
(b) any person, or any employee of any person, who was concerned in the passing of any consideration, brokerage, commission or fee, or in the clearing or collection of any cheque or other instrument of exchange, respecting any particular land or property transaction,
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