Regulations 4. Access to books. —

(1) Without prejudice to section 17,(2)(d), the ¹³[interim resolution professional or the resolution professional, as the case may be,] may access the books of account, records and other relevant documents and information, to the extent relevant for discharging his duties under the Code, of the corporate debtor held with-

• (a) depositories of securities;
• (b) professional advisors of the corporate debtor;
• (c) information utilities;
• (d) other registries that records the ownership of assets;
• (e) members, promoters, partners, board of directors and joint venture partners of the corporate debtor; and
• (f) contractual counterparties of the corporate debtor.

¹³ Substituted by Notification No. IBBI/2021-22/GN/REG075, dated 14th July, 2021 (w.e.f. 14-07-2021). Before
substitution, the words stood as under:
“interim resolution professional”.