Powers of the standing committees and sanction of staff for the standing committees

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Chapter II CONSTITUTION OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the rules made thereunder and subject to the previous sanction of the Government, the council shall, by regulations for the purpose, determine the powers and duties of the standing committees.
(2) The council shall sanction such staff as may reasonably be required by each standing committee, to discharge its functions.
(3) The standing committee on accounts in addition to the powers and duties assigned to it under such regulations,-
- (a) shall supervise the utilisation of the budget grants;
- (b) shall have access to the accounts of the corporation, and may require the commissioner to furnish any explanation which it considers to be necessary as to the receipts and expenditure of the municipal fund;
- (c) may conduct a monthly audit of the municipal accounts and shall be bound to check the monthly abstract of receipts and disbursements for the preceding month as furnished by the commissioner; and
- (d) may write off any tax, fee or other amount whatsoever due to the corporation, whether under a contract or otherwise, or any sum payable in connexion therewith, if it appears to the committee that such tax, fee, amount or sum is irrecoverable.
(4) The standing committee on taxation and finance shall, in addition to the duties and powers assigned to it under the regulations referred to in sub-section (1), be also entitled to exercise the powers referred to in clause (b) of sub-section (3).

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