Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements, etc

Inspection, inquiry, submission of statements, etc.—

1. (1) The Director of Agricultural Marketing or any officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf may,—
   • (a) inspect or cause to be inspected the accounts and offices of a market committee;
   • (b) hold inquiry into the affairs of a market committee;
   • (c) call for and inspect, or cause to be inspected, the books of account or other documents in the possession of the market committee;
   • (d) require the market committee to furnish such statements, accounts, returns or copies of documents relating to the proceedings of the market committee or general meetings, as he may think fit.
2. (2) The market committee or any officer or servant of the market committee shall comply with the directions issued by the Director or such officer under sub-section (1), or produce the books of account or other documents or furnish the statements, accounts, returns or copies of documents as required under the said sub-section.