The Meghalaya Local Fund (Audit) Act, 2021 (Act No. 5 of 2021)
State Act of Meghalaya · Act 5 of 202130 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to provide for and to regulate the Audit of the Local Funds under the management or control of certain Local authorities in the State of Meghalaya. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 5 of 2021 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Meghalaya |
| Ministry | Meghalaya Law Department |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 30 |
Full text, provision by provision
Every provision below opens in full, free and without an account.
- Section 1 Short title,extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Appointment of Director
- Section 4 Audit of Accounts
- Section 5 Power of audit of accounts of certain authorities, bodies, institutions or funds not included in the Schedule.
- Section 6 Audit of accounts of stock/ stores and verification of cash balance.
- Section 7 Manner in which Audit is to be conducted.
- Section 8 Auditor to be deemed to be public servant.
- Section 9 Liability of local authorities to prepare and present accounts for Audit.
- Section 10 Issue of Audit Report
- Section 11 Power of auditor to require production of accounts and attendance of persons.
- Section 12 Penalty for disobeying requisition under Section 11
- Section 13 Audit Reports to be sent to certain officers and bodies as Government may direct.
- Section 14 Contents of Audit Report.
- Section 15 Procedure to be followed after getting the report of the Director under section 13.
- Section 16 Auditor to surcharge illegal payments and loss caused by negligence or misconduct.
- Section 17 Powers and duties of the Director.
- Section 18 Delegation of powers and functions.
- Section 19 Payment of charges for Audit.
- Section 20 Power to dispense with Centper-cent Audit:-
- Section 21 Defalcation or loss in money or stores to be reported by the Executive Authority.
- Section 22 Act to override other enactment.
- Section 23 Laying of audit report.
- Section 24 Protection of action taken in good faith.
- Section 25 Bar of jurisdiction of Civil Courts.
- Section 26 Special provision for pending audit
- Section 27 Cognizance of offence.
- Section 28 Power of Government to make rules.
- Section 29 Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 30 Savings
Find the provision, not just read it
The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:
- Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
- Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
- Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
- Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you
Free account. No card. About a minute to create.
Create a free accountNeed this as data, not as a page? The Meghalaya Local Fund (Audit) Act, 2021 (Act No. 5 of 2021) is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.