Section 73, The Companies Act, 2009

(1) Except when the register of members is closed underthisAct, the register and the index of members’ names shall, during business hours be open to the inspection of any member of the company without charge, and of any other person on payment of the appropriate charge. (2) The reference to business hours is subject to such reasonable restrictions as the company in general meeting may impose, but not less than 2 hours in each day is to be allowed for inspection. (3) Any member of the company or other person may require a copy of the register, or of any part of it, on payment of the appropriate charge; and the company shall cause any copy so required by a person to be sent to him within 10 days beginning with the day next following that on which the requirement is received by (4) The appropriate charge is– (a) under subsection (1), Le5,000 or such sum as the company may determine for each inspection; and (b) under subsection (3) Le5,000 or such sum as the company may determine for every 100 words (or fraction of 100 words) required to be copied. (5) If an inspection required under this section is refused, or if a copy so required is not sent within the proper period, the company and every officer of it who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and be liable in respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding Le.3,000,000. (6) In the case of such refusal or default the court may, by order, compel an immediate inspection of the register and index, or direct that the copies required be sent to the persons requiring them.