sec.530Costs of inquiry

sec.530 Costs of inquiry

The costs of an inquiry under this Part are to be paid out of money appropriated by the Legislature of this jurisdiction. At the direction of the Minister, the Registrar must act under one or more of subsections (3) , (4) and (5) . The Registrar may, by written notice given to a co-operative, direct the co-operative to pay to— the Registrar, unless paragraph (b) applies; or the entity prescribed by the Co-operatives National Law Act of this jurisdiction for the purposes of this paragraph; all or part of the costs of an inquiry under this Part into the affairs of the co-operative. If proceedings are instituted by the Registrar under section 528 in the name of a co-operative, the court may, in the course of the proceedings and on the application of the Registrar, order all or part of the costs of the inquiry that led to the proceedings be paid to the Registrar by a stated party to the proceedings. If a person is convicted of an offence in proceedings certified by the Registrar to be the result of an inquiry into the affairs of a co-operative, the court may, on the application of the Registrar made at the time of the conviction or within 14 days later, order the convicted person to pay to the Registrar all or part of the costs of the inquiry. An order under this section must state— the amount to be paid; and the time or times for payment; and the manner of payment. An amount that has not been paid by a person in accordance with an order under this section is recoverable from the person by the Registrar as a debt. (sec.530-ssec.1) The costs of an inquiry under this Part are to be paid out of money appropriated by the Legislature of this jurisdiction. (sec.530-ssec.2) At the direction of the Minister, the Registrar must act under one or more of subsections (3) , (4) and (5) . (sec.530-ssec.3) The Registrar may, by written notice given to a co-operative, direct the co-operative to pay to— the Registrar, unless paragraph (b) applies; or the entity prescribed by the Co-operatives National Law Act of this jurisdiction for the purposes of this paragraph; all or part of the costs of an inquiry under this Part into the affairs of the co-operative. (sec.530-ssec.4) If proceedings are instituted by the Registrar under section 528 in the name of a co-operative, the court may, in the course of the proceedings and on the application of the Registrar, order all or part of the costs of the inquiry that led to the proceedings be paid to the Registrar by a stated party to the proceedings. (sec.530-ssec.5) If a person is convicted of an offence in proceedings certified by the Registrar to be the result of an inquiry into the affairs of a co-operative, the court may, on the application of the Registrar made at the time of the conviction or within 14 days later, order the convicted person to pay to the Registrar all or part of the costs of the inquiry. (sec.530-ssec.6) An order under this section must state— the amount to be paid; and the time or times for payment; and the manner of payment. (sec.530-ssec.7) An amount that has not been paid by a person in accordance with an order under this section is recoverable from the person by the Registrar as a debt.