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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-consolidation-act-1908/section-221",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-consolidation-act-1908/section-221.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Edw7/8/69",
  "legislation_title": "Companies (Consolidation) Act 1908",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/companies-consolidation-act-1908",
  "path": "section/221",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "221",
  "heading": "Inspection of books.",
  "text": "After an order for a winding up by or subject to the supervision of the court, the court may make such order for inspection by creditors and contributories of the company of its books and papers as the court thinks just, and any books and papers in the possession of the company may be inspected by creditors or contributories accordingly, but not further or otherwise.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/69/section/221",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:20:55.325260+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."
}