rights of that defaulter under or arising out of any contract made or entered into by or on behalf of such defaulter in relation to the business in respect of the carrying on of which particulars were required to be furnished at any time while he is in default shall not be enforceable by action or other legal proceeding whether in the business name or otherwise: (a) Provided— the defaulter may apply to the court for relief against the disability imposed by this section, and the court, on being satisfied that the default was accidental or due to inadvertence, or some other sufficient cause or that on other grounds it is just and equitable to grant relief, may grant such relief either generally, or as respects any particular contracts, on condition of the costs of the application being paid by the defaulter, unless the court otherwise orders, and on such other conditions (if any) as the court may impose, but such relief shall not be granted except on such service and on such publication of notice of the application as the court may order, nor shall relief be given in respect of any (6) (c) thereof: contract if any party to the contract proves to the satisfaction of the court that, if this Act had been complied with, he would not have entered into the contract; nothing shall prejudice the rights of any other parties as against the defaulter in respect of such contract as aforesaid; if any action or proceeding shall be commenced by any other party against the defaulter to enforce the rights of such party in respect of such contract, nothing shall preclude the defaulter from enforcing in that action or proceeding, by way of counterclaim, set off or otherwise, such rights as he may have against that party in respect of such contract. (2) In this section the expression "court" means the High Court or a judge Provided that, without prejudice to the power of the High Court or a judge thereof to grant such relief as aforesaid, if any proceeding to enforce any contract is commenced by a defaulter in a subordinate court, the subordinate court may, as respects that contract, grant such relief as aforesaid. 16. Penalty for faise statements If any statement required to be furnished under this Act contains any matter which is false in any material particular to the knowledge of any person signing it, that person shall, upon conviction, be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings, or to both such fine and imprisonment. 17. Duty to furnish particulars to the Registrar(1) The Registrar may require any person to furnish to him such particulars as appear to him necessary for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not such person or the firm of which he is partner should be registered under this Act, or an alteration made in the registered particulars, and may also in the case of a corporation require the secretary or any other officer of a corporation performing the duties of Secretary to furnish such particulars, and if any person when so required fails to supply such particulars as it is in his power to give, or furnishes particulars which are false in any material particular, he shall upon conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand shillings or to both such fine and imprisonment. (2) If from any information so furnished it appears to the Registrar that any firm or person ought to be registered under this Act, or an alteration ought to be made in the registered particulars, the Registrar may require the firm or person to furnish him with the required particulars within such time as he may allow, but where any default under this Act has been discovered from the information acquired under this section, no