அதிகாரப்பூர்வ மொழிபெயர்ப்புDepartment of Government Printing-இலிருந்து, மாற்றமின்றி
(1)
The Auditor-General shall charge a fee for conducting an audit from the following auditee entities:—
(a)
public corporations and statutory Funds or Boards;
(b)
businesses and other undertakings vested in the
Government by or under any written law; and
(c)
any company registered or deemed to be registered under the Companies Act, No. 7 of 2007 in which the Government or a public corporation or local authority holds fifty per centum or more of the shares of that company.
(2)
The fee to be charged shall be determined by the
Auditor-General in consultation with the Secretary to the
Ministry of the Minister assigned the subject of Finance with the concurrence of the Secretary to the relevant Ministry of the Minister assigned the respective auditee entity.
(3)
The fee received by the Auditor-General under this section shall be credited to the Consolidated Fund after having deducted the costs incurred in carrying out the audit.
(4)
An auditee entity shall settle the accounts for audit fees within thirty days from the date of invoice.
(5)
If an auditee entity defaults on the payment of audit fees the Auditor-General shall promptly notify the Ministry of Finance and where applicable, the relevant Provincial
Council to recover such fees.
(6)
The Secretary to the Treasury or the Chief Secretary of the relevant Provincial Council, shall after consulting the relevant parties, direct that the audit fees recoverable from an auditee entity, be defrayed from a vote on the national or a provincial budget identified by the Treasury or relevant