When a casual vacancy occurs by reason of death, resignation or otherwise of a member, a report shall be made forthwith by the Chairperson to the State Government which shall take steps to have the vacancies filled by nomination or election, as the case may be.
12. Finance and Accounts- The accounts of the State Council shall be audited annually by a qualified Chartered Accountant, who is to be appointed with the prior approval of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Any expenditure incurred in connection with such audit shall be payable by the State Council.
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Part III The District Registering Authority
13. Establishment of District Registering Authority,. The State Government shall, by notification undet.§~c1iQ.o_10 of the Act and in accorda~.~n,.tnerulesframed by Central Goverrmrelit in ffiiSb'~half set up a~ authority to be called the District Registering Authority for the Union Terntory Chandigarh for registration of clinical establishments.
14functions of the District Registering Authority.- It shall be the Y . functions of the District Registering Authority:- a) to grant, renew, suspend or cancel registratioh of any clinical establishments;
b) to enforce compliance of the provisions and rules of the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act 2010;
c) to investigate complaints of breach of the provisions of the Act or the rules made there under and take immediate action;
d) to prepare and submit on quarterly basis report containing details of related to number and nature of provisional and permanent registration certificates Issued; included those cancelled, suspended or rejected to the State Council;
e) to report ~o the State Council on a quarterly basis on action taken against non-registered clinical establishments operation in violation of the Act;
f) to perform any other function as may be prescribed by the Central Government andl or the State Government from time to /'.. time.
v,'{S-:Powers of ·the District Registering Authority.. The District ,." Registering Authority shall, for the purposes of discharging its functions under the Act, have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 in respect of the following matters, namely:-
(a) summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath;
(b) Requiring the discovery and production of any document or other electronic records or other material objective producible as evidence;
(c) Receiving evidence on affidavits;
(d) Requisitioning of any public record;
(e) Issuing commission for the examination of witnesses or documents;
(f) Reviewing its decisions, directions and orders;
(g) Dismissing an application for default or deciding it ex parte;
(h) Any other matter which may be prescribed.