Section 40
Audit . — (1) The accounts of the National Housing Bank shall be audited by auditors duly qualified to act as auditors under 3 [sub-section (1) of section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)], who shall be appointed by the Reserve Bank, for such term and on such remuneration as the Reserve Bank may fix.
40. Audit . — (1) The accounts of the National Housing Bank shall be audited by auditors duly qualified to act as auditors under 3 [sub-section (1) of section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)], who shall be appointed by the Reserve Bank, for such term and on such remuneration as the Reserve Bank may fix.
(2) The auditors shall be supplied with a copy of the annual balance sheet of the National Housing Bank and it shall be their duty to examine it together with the accounts and vouchers relating thereto and they shall have a list delivered to them of all books kept by the National Housing Bank and shall at all reasonable times have access to the books, accounts, vouchers and other documents of the National Housing Bank.
(3) The auditors may, in relation to the accounts of the National Housing Bank, examine any director of the Board or any officer or other employee of the National Housing Bank and shall be entitled to require from the Board or officers or other employees of the National Housing Bank such information and explanation as they may think necessary for the performance of their duties.
(4) The auditors shall make a report to the National Housing Bank upon the annual balance sheet and accounts examined by them and in every such report, they shall state whether in their opinion the balance sheet is a full and fair balance sheet containing all necessary particulars and properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the National Housing Bank and in case they had called for any explanation or information from the Board or any officer or other employee of the National Housing Bank, whether it was given and whether it was satisfactory.