Electricity Act, 2003
104. Accounts and
audit of State Commission.-
1.
The
State Commission shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and
prepare annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the
State Government in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of
India.
2.
The
accounts of the State 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
State 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 accounts of the State 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 generally has in
connection with the audit of 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 State
Commission.
4.
The
accounts of the State 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 State
Government and that Government shall cause the same to be laid, as soon as may
be after it is received, before the State Legislature.