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Act Number: 56

Act Name: The Comptroller Auditor-General s (Duties, Powers and Conditions of Service) Act, 1971

Year: 1971

Enactment Date: 1971-12-15

Long Title: An Act to determine the conditions of service of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India and to prescribe his duties and powers and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Finance

Department: Department of Economic Affairs

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title.
2 Definitions.
3 Salary.
4 Term of office.
5 Leave.
6 Pension.
7 Omitted.
8 Right to subscribe to General Provident Fund.
9 Other conditions of service.
10Comptroller and Auditor-General to compile accounts of Union and States
11 Comptroller and Auditor-General to prepare and submit accounts to the President, Governors of States and Administrators of Union territories having Legislative Assemblies.
12 Comptroller and Auditor-General to give information and render assistance to the Union and States.
13 General provisions relating to audit.
14Audit of receipts and expenditure of bodies or authorities substantially financed from Union or State Revenues.
15Functions of Comptroller and Auditor-General in the case of grants or loans given to other authorities or bodies.
16Audit of receipts of Union or of States.
17 Audit of accounts of stores and stock.
18Powers of Comptroller and Auditor-General in connection with audit of accounts.
19Audit of Government companies and corporations.
19A Laying of reports in relation to accounts of Government companies and corporations.
20 Audit of accounts of certain authorities or bodies.
21 Delegation of power of Comptroller and Auditor-General.
22 Power to make rules.
23 Power to make regulations.
24 Power to dispense with detailed audit.
25Repeal.
26Removal of doubts.
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