law: Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000
  117.
  
  Amendment of section 240.-
  In
  
  section 240 of the principal Act,-
  (a)
  
  for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:-
  "(1)
  
  It shall be the duty of all officers and other employees and agents of the
  
  company, and where the affairs of any other body corporate are investigated by
  
  virtue of section 239, of all officers and other employees and agents of such
  
  body corporate-
  (a)
  
  to preserve and to produce to an inspector or any person authorised by him in
  
  this behalf with the previous approval of the Central Government, all books and
  
  papers of, or relating to, the company or, as the case may be, or of relating
  
  to the other body corporate, which are in their custody or power; and
  (b)
  
  otherwise to give to the inspector all assistance in connection with the
  
  investigation which they are reasonably able to give.";
  (b)
  
  in sub-section (2), for the words "other body corporate, managing agent,
  
  secretaries and treasurers or associate,", the words "or other body
  
  corporate" shall be substituted;
  (c)
  
  in sub-section (3),-
  (i)
  
  for the words "two thousand rupees", the words "twenty thousand
  
  rupees" shall be substituted;
  (ii)
  
  for the words "two hundred rupees", the words "two thousand
  
  rupees" shall be substituted.