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taking licence fee specified in the Second Schedule upon the anniversary of the date of grant of the deposit-taking licence. (Amended, 64 of 1987, s↓10)

27. (1) The Commissioner shall maintain a register, in such form as he thinks fit, which shall contain-

(a) the name and business address of every bank;

(b) the name and business address of every local representative

office:

(c) the name and business address of every registered deposit-

taking company;

Register of authorized institutions, etc.

restricted licence banks (d) the name and business address of every licensed-deposit-

taking company; and

(e) such other particulars of banks, local representative offices Aregistered deposit-taking companies or licensed deposit-taking companies as the Commissioner thinks fit. (2) The register shall be kept at the office of the Commissioner or at such other place as may be notified by the Commissioner in the Gazette.

(3) Any member of the public may, with effect from such date and during such hours as shall be notified by the Commissioner in the Gazette, on payment of the fee specified in the Second Schedule--

(a) inspect the register or obtain a copy of an entry in the

register or an extract from the register; or

(b) inspect or obtain a copy of or an extract from any document lodged with the Commissioner under section 15 (other than any document or information referred to in subsection (2)(b) of that section) and section 20 (other than any document or information referred to in subsection (2)(b) of that section).

(4) A document purporting to be a copy of any entry in or extract from the register, or of any document lodged with the Commissioner by a company under this Ordinance, and purporting to be certified by the Commissioner shall be admitted in evidence in criminal or civil proceedings before any court on its production without further proof, and-

(a) until the contrary is proved, the court before which such

document is produced shall presume-

(i) that the document is certified by the Commissioner; and

(ii) that the document is a true copy of the entry in or extract from the register, or of the document lodged with the Commissioner, to which it refers; and

(b) such document shall be prima facie evidence of all matters

contained therein.

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