asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the method of operation and likely date of introduction of the new procedure for automatic prosecution of firms which fail to file their accounts in the companies office on time.
Written Answers. - Prosecution for Failure to File Accounts.
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Under the new system complaints in respect of companies failing to submit returns are sent to the courts accompanied by magnetic tapes which can be loaded directly on to the computer system in the courts.
The first cases under the new system are scheduled to be heard on 18 February 1988.