Electricity Act, 2003
100. Accounts and audit of Central
Commission.-
1. The Central
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
Central 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 Central Commission to the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
3. The Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in connection with the
audit of the account of the Central Commission under this Act shall have the
same rights and privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India 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 Central Commission.
4.
The
accounts of the Central 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, as soon
as may be after it is received, before each House of Parliament.