21. The agency or the lender, by its representatives or employees, may make any investigation regarding an application for a loan or any loan made under section 13 and, at any reasonable time, or at any time if it is required, in the circumstances, to protect a claim or the property securing a loan or to ensure that the borrower’s operation is carried on, visit or inspect the property serving as security for a loan provided for in that section.
The representative or the employee designated by the agency or by the lender shall, on request, identify himself and produce a certificate of his capacity issued by the agency or, as the case may be, the lender.
1975, c. 33, s. 21; 1986, c. 95, s. 126; 2000, c. 53, s. 66.