The Competition Act, 2002
52. Accounts and
audit.-
1.
The
Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and
prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by
the Central Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-general
of India.
2.
The
accounts of the Commission shall be audited by the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India at such intervals as may be specified by him and any
expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the
Commission to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
Explanation.-For the
removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the orders of the Commission,
being matters appealable to the Supreme Court, shall not be subject to audit
under this section.
1.
2.
3.
The
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any other person appointed by him
in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Commission shall have the
same rights, privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the
Comptroller an Auditor-General of India generally has, in connection with the
audit of the Government accounts and, in particular, shall have the right to
demand the production of books, accounts, connected vouchers and other
documents and papers and to inspect any of the offices of the Commission.
4.
The
accounts of the Commission 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 each House of
Parliament.