{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1985/section-436",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1985/section-436.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/6",
  "legislation_title": "Companies Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-act-1985",
  "path": "section/436",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "436",
  "heading": "Obstruction of inspectors treated as contempt of court.",
  "text": "(1) If any person—\n(a) fails to comply with section 434(1)(a) or (c),\n(b) refuses to comply with a requirement under section 434(1)(b) or (2), or\n(c) refuses to answer any question put to him by the inspectors for the purposes of the investigation,\nthe inspectors may certify that fact in writing to the court.\n(3) The court may thereupon enquire into the case; and, after hearing any witnesses who may be produced against or on behalf of the alleged offender and after hearing any statement which may be offered in defence, the court may punish the offender in like manner as if he had been guilty of contempt of the court.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 436(1) substituted for subsections (1)(2) by Companies Act 1989 (c. 40, SIF 27), ss. 56(6), 213(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 436 applied (with modifications) by Financial Services Act 1986 (c. 60, SIF 69), s. 94(3)(7)S. 436 applied (with modifications) (6.1.1997) by S.I. 1996/2827, reg. 22(3)(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 436 extended (with modifications) by S.I. 1989/638, regs. 18, 21, Sch. 4 para. 7"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 436 applied (with modifications) (6.4.2001) by S.I. 2001/1090, reg. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "S. 436 applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (6.4.2014) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions (Investigations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/574), regs. 1(1), 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/6/section/436",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:00:40.159612+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}