Local authority to remedy defects Procedure to be followed after report of the Chief Auditor under section 8

2[(1) On receipt of a report under section 8, the chairman shall remedy any defects or irregularities which may have been pointed out in the report, and shall place the report, together with a statement of the action taken or proposed to be taken thereon and an explanation in regard thereto before a meeting of the local authority. He shall also, within 3[four months] of the receipt of the report, send to the 1[Chief Auditor] intimation of his having remedied the defects or irregularities, if any, pointed out in the report, or shall, within the said period, supply the