Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010
Section 25 Accounts and audit
1.
The
Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare
an annual statement of accounts including the profit and loss account and the
balance sheet 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 Authority shall be audited annually by the Comptroller and
Auditor-General of India and any expenditure incurred by him in connection with
such audit shall be reimbursed to him by the Authority.
3. The
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and any person appointed by him in
connection with the audit of the accounts of the Authority shall have the same
rights and privileges and authority in connection with such audit as the
Comptroller and Auditor-General 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, documents and papers and inspect any of
the offices of the Authority.
4.
The
accounts of the Authority 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 both Houses of
Parliament.