Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005
20. Account and Audit. -
1. The
Authority shall cause to be maintained such books of account and other books in
relation to its accounts in such form and in such manner as may, in
consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, be prescribed.
2. The
Authority shall, as soon as may be, after closing its annual accounts, prepare
a statement of accounts in such form, and forward the same to the Comptroller
and Auditor-General of India by such date, as the Central Government may, in
consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, determine.
3. The
accounts of the Authority shall be audited by the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India at such times and in such manner as he thinks fit.
4. The
accounts of the Authority as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General
of India or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the
audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to the Central Government and
that Government shall cause the same to be laid before both Houses of
Parliament.