The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
40. Accounts and
audit.-
1. The
Board 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 Board 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 Board to the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India. Explanation.-For the removal of
doubts, it is hereby declared that the decisions of the Board taken in the
discharge of its functions under this Act, being matters appealable to the
Appellate Tribunal, shall not be subject to audit under this section.
3. The
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person appointed by him
in connection with the audit of the accounts of the Board shall have the same
rights and privileges and authority 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 inspection of offices of the Board.
4. The
accounts of the Board 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 each House of
Parliament.