law: Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
  96.
  
  Amendment of section 209A.-
  In
  
  section 209A of the principal Act,-
  (a)
  
  in sub-section (1), for clause (ii) and the proviso, the following shall be
  
  substituted, namely:-
  "(ii)
  
  by such officer of the Government as may be authorised by the Central
  
  Government in this behalf;
  (iii)
  
  by such officers of the Securities and Exchange Board of India as may be
  
  authorised by it:
  Provided
  
  that such inspection may be made without giving any previous notice to the
  
  company or any officer thereof: Provided further that the inspection by the
  
  Securities and Exchange Board of India shall be made in respect of matters
  
  covered under sections referred to in section 55A;";
  (b)
  
  In sub-section (6), after the words "Central Government", the words
  
  "or the Securities and Exchange Board of India in respect of inspection
  
  made by its officers" shall be inserted;
  (c)
  
  in sub-section (8), for the words "five thousand rupees", the words
  
  "fifty thousand rupees" shall be substituted.