Section 160: Annual examination of sinking funds

(1) All sinking funds established or maintained under this Act shall be subject to annual examination by the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts, who shall ascertain whether the cash and the value of the securities belongings thereto are actually equal to the amount which should be at the credit of such funds had investments been regularly made and had the rate of interest as originally estimated been obtained therefrom.\br @s (2) The amount which should be at the credit of a sinking fund shall be calculated on the basis of the present value of all future payments required to be made to such fund under the provisions of this Act, on the assumption that all investments are regularly made and the rate of interest as originally estimated is obtained therefrom.\br @s (3) The securities belonging to a sinking fund shall be valued for the purposes of this section at their current market value, except in the case of debentures issued under this Act which will be valued at par, provided that the 2Corporation shall make good immediately any loss which may accrue on the actual sale of such debentures at the time of repayment of the loan.\br @s (4) The 2Corporation shall forthwith pay into any sinking fund any amount which the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts may certify to be deficient, unless the State Government specially sanctions a gradual re-adjustment.\br @s (5) If the cash and the value of the securities at the credit of any sinking fund are in excess of the amount which should be at its credit, the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts shall certify the amount of such excess sum and the 1Corporation may thereupon transfer the excess sum to the 1Corporation Funds.\br @s (6) If any dispute arises as to the accuracy of any certificate made by the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts under sub-section (4) or (5) the 1Corporation may, after making the payment or transfer, refer the matter to the State Government whose decision shall be final.\br @s