Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998
32. 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 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.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General and any person appointed
by him in connection with the audit of the accounts 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 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 Central
Commission.
(4) The accounts of the Central Commission, as certified by the
Comptroller and Auditor-General or any other person appointed by him in this
behalf, together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to
the Central Government by the Central Commission and the Central Government
shall cause the audit report to be laid, as soon as may be after it is
received, before each House of Parliament.