Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998
34. Accounts and audit of State Commission
(1) The State Commission shall maintain proper accounts and
other relevant records and prepare and 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 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.
(3) The Comptroller and Auditor-General 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 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 or any other person appointed by him in this
behalf, together with the audit report thereon shall be forwarded annually to
the State Government by the State Commission and the State Government shall
cause the audit report to be laid, as soon as may be after it is received,
before the State Legislature.