Section 26 – THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 2019

Accounts and audit

(1) The Central Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other
relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form and manner as may be
prescribed in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(2) The accounts of the Central Authority 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 Central Authority to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.
(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 Central Authority shall have the same rights, privileges
and authority in connection with such audit as the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India generally
has, 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 to
inspect any of the offices of the Central Authority.
(4) The accounts of the Central 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 which shall cause the same to be laid before each House
of Parliament

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