Estzmates of mcome and expenditure -( l) The Authorit~ shall hefo'l'<: the commencement of, ano n ay at any t… — RULES, REGULATIONS AND BYE-LAWS

Estzmates of mcome and expenditure -( l) The Authorit~ shall hefo'l'<: the commencement of, ano n ay at any time during, a fma:nci.tl year prepare a statement or a supplementary statement, as the case uwv lw, ol th r programme ol Its activities durmg the ye=1r as well as a· hu,mctal csllluate m respect thereof · and the same shall be submitted in such mannc1, lll such fonn and by such dates as the Governmc11t may, by general or special order, d1rect, fvr the previous approval of the Government:

23 Estzmates of mcome and expenditure -( l) The Authorit~ shall hefo'l'<: the commencement of, ano n ay at any time during, a fma:nci.tl year prepare a statement or a supplementary statement, as the case uwv lw, ol th r programme ol Its activities durmg the ye=1r as well as a· hu,mctal csllluate m respect thereof · and the same shall be submitted in such mannc1, lll such fonn and by such dates as the Governmc11t may, by general or special order, d1rect, fvr the previous approval of the Government: Provided tqat m the event of such previou~ appro .raJ not heing received before the commencement of the hnanc1al year for which ~uch !m,mcial statement ~as been submitted, the Author1ty ~h,11l he cntllh:d to expcud on all accounts up to an amount not exceeding the am Junt .1pprovet1 J 01 tht; corrc:s· ponding pc.riod ol the preVIOUS financial year .1nd such amount ~hall not include any sum spent out of grants and subventions du11ng the s.uq p('nod Every financial estimate referred to in sub-section ( 1) shallma.kc p10V1sion for the due fulfilment of all the liabilities of the 1\uthority .tml for the efficient administration of thts Act. 1 · Save where m the opmwn of the Authority cit cumstance'> of extreme urgency have ansen, no sum exceeding one lakh of rupee-, on account of rf'curnng e eA.p~ndt t ture or exceeding five lakh~ of r rupee~ o on account of non-recurring expenditure shall be expended by the Authority many yea1 of account unless such sum has been included in a fi.ndncial estimate suom\tted under sub-section (1) to the Government . · . (4) \:\'here any such sum is expended under em um~t<lllCC'> of' extreme urgency, a report thereon indicatmg the lrolll wluch 1t proposed to meet the expendtturt" shall be made '>oon as practi<.:.tble to the Government. The Government shall cause the financial estimates ol' the Autlionty CfCetved by it under sub-secuon ( l) to be laid <:tnnua lly before the State Leg1slature. · Accounts and Audzt.-(l) Tile Authority shall came to be 'm.unta1.1·~d such b'loks of accotmts anr! other bl)ok~ in relatiOn to tt. accounts :.md prepare a.1 an lUal statement of account and balance sheet in ~uch form and in such manner as the regulatwns may 1:equire. 90 (~) The accounts of the Authority shall be aud1ted by such Auditor m such manner and at such time as the Government may, by General or special order, direct a 1d the Aud1tor so appJinted shall have such powers of requiring the production of documents and the furnishmg of mformatwn respecting ~uch m matters, and shall have such p:> Ners in respect of disallowance and surcharge as may be prescribed. The accounts of the Authority as certified by the Auditor· together with the aud1t report thereon shall l;e forwarded annually to the Government who may issue s .ch directions to the Authority as they may deem fit and the Authority shall corr.ply ""1th such d1rectwns. (4) The Government shall.- (a) cause the a:ccounts of the Authority together w1th the aud1t report thereon rece1ved by 1t under sub-section (3) to be la1d annually before the State Legislature ; and tb) cause the accounts of the authority to be published in such manner as may be p Surcharge.-(1) The Chairman or the Managing Director or any other member, officer or employee of the Authority shall be liable to surcharge for the loss, waste or mis-application of di1Y money or property of the Authonty if such loss, waste, or mis-application is a direct consequence of his neglect or mis-conduct while actin& as such Chairman or Managing Director or other member or officer or employee . . (2) Procedure of surcharge under sub-sectwn (I) shall be such as may be prescribed. Any amount found due from any person as surcharge sub-secuon (I J as a result of procecdmg>-for surcbargt: shall be recoverable as arrears of land revetlue. Nothmg m sub-section (3) shall prevent the Authority from 'deducting any .1mount referred to thcrei.<1 ftom a11y sum payable by the Authonty on accou.1t of remuneratwn or oth.rwise to such Chairman or Managi'ng Director or other member, officer or emplojee, CHAPTER v TAXES, FEES AND CHARGES Cost oj water.-(!) The Authority shall, b) notification in the Gazette, fix the cost of water to be .supphcd by it according to volume and also the n1tnill\um cost to be charged m re~pect o of each connection. The Authonty may, m heu of charging the of water according to volume accept a fixed sum for a spcc1fied period on the basis of expected consumption of water during ~hat p period. · r _ y _ y J ? o t a Cost of collectzon and disposal of waste water.-( l) The Authority shall, by notification in the Gazette, fix the cost of collection anti dispo-al of waste water accordmg to its volume (which ~ha.ll be such percentage of the volume of total water supplied to the consumer as may be pres en bed and also the minimum cost to be charged in respect of such collection and disposal. {2) The Authority may, in lieu of charging the cost of coilection and disposal of waste water according to the basis relcrred to in subsecti0n (I) .accept a fixed sum lor a specified period · on the basis ot expect~d collection and disposal of waste water dunng that pcri0d. Meter rent.- The Authority may provide water meters ami charge such rent for the meter as may be provided in the regulation.

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