2015 LABOUR AMENDMENT l2) The Registrar 1nay seek clarification from any employment council or from the responsible general accountant, public accountant or public auditor of any item in the audited account of its revenue and expenditure, and any failure to do so within seven days of the Registrar making a written demand to that effect shall constitute grounds for the cancellation of the registration of the employment council or for the launching of an investigation of its affairs in accordance with the following provisions of this section. (3) If the Registrar has reasonable cause to believe that the property or funds of any employment council are being misappropriated or misapplied, or that the affairs of any employment council are being conducted in a manner that is detrimental to the interests of the employers or employees in the industry or undertaking for which it is registered, the Registrar may investigate or order that such employment council be investigated in accordance with subsection (4). (4) The Registrar may appoint any officer in the Civil Service or other person (hereinafter called an "investigating officer") to do any or all of the following(a) seek clarification from any employment council or from the responsible general accountant, public accountant or public auditor of any item in the audited account of its revenue and expenditure: (b) inspect any aspect of the affairs or activities of any employment council and examine all documents relating thereto; (c) examine the books, accounts and other documents relating to the financial affairs of any employment council; and make a report thereon to the Minister through the Registrar, including any recommendation as to whether it should be deregistered or administered in terms of subsections (9) to ( 11 ). ( 5) During the period of investigation of an employment council no employee of the employment council shall, without the consent of the investigating officer, in any way expend or dispose of any property of the employment council: Provided that an investigating officer shall not refuse to grant consent in terms ofthis subsection in respect of any expenditure or disposal which is in the ordinary and lawful course of business of the employment council concerned. (6) For the purpose of any investigation in terms of subsection (2), the investigating officer- (a) may(i) (ii) by notice under his or her hand, delivered to the person concerned personally or sent to him or her by post, require any person to produce to him or her any book or other document which has any bearing on the subject of the inspection, examination or audit and retain for a reasonable period any book or document produced to him or her by virtue of a notice under this subsection or voluntarily by any person: No.5