| 223. (1)          An inspector appointed under this Chapter may, and if so  directed by the         Central Government shall, submit interim reports  to that Government, and         on the conclusion of the investigation,  shall submit a final report to         the Central Government. (2) Every report made under sub-section         (1)shall be in writing or printed as the Central Government may direct. (3) A copy of the report made  under         sub-section (1) may be obtained 2[by  members, creditors or any other person whose interest is likely to be affected] by making an application  in this regard         to the Central Government. (4) The report of any inspector appointed         under this Chapter shall be authenticated either— (a) 1[by         the seal,if any,] of         the company whose affairs have been investigated; or (b) by a certificate of a  public officer having the custody of the         report, as provided  under section 76 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, and  such report shall be admissible in         any legal proceeding as  evidence in relation to any matter contained in         the report. (5) Nothing in this section shall apply         to the report referred to in section         212.   Amendment 1.Substituted by         Companies Amendment Act,2015 dated 25th May, 2015 In         sub-section(4), in clause (a) for         the words "by         the seal," the         words "by         the seal, if any," shall be substituted. 2.  Inserted by The Companies (Amendment) Act,  2017 |