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Monthly scrutiny of accounts by municipal chief auditor and scrutiny of account by the 8[Standing Committee.].— 9[(1) The Municipal Chief Auditor shall conduct the monthly examination and audit of the municipal accounts and shall report thereon to the Standing Committee who shall publish monthly an abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the month last preceding, signed by not less than two members of the said Committee and by the Municipal Chief Auditor. The Standing Committee may also from time to time and for such period as they think fit conduct independently an examination and audit of the Municipal Accounts.] (2) For these purposes 10[the Standing Committee] and the municipal chief auditor shall have access to all the municipal accounts and to all records and correspondence relating thereto, and the 11[Commissioner] shall forthwith furnish to 12[the Standing Committee] or the municipal chief auditor any explanation concerning receipts and disbursements which they may call for. 13[136. Duties and powers of the municipal chief auditor.— The municipal chief auditor in addition to any other duties or powers imposed or conferred upon him under this Act shall perform the duties and may exercise the powers specified in Schedule EE]. 1 This section was substituted for the original by Bom. 48 of 1948, s. 35. 2 This portion was substituted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 72. 3 These words were substituted for the words “the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Fund” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 4 These words were substituted for the words “the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Fund” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 5 The proviso was deleted by Mah. 1 of 1994, s. 10. 6 These words were substituted for the words “the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 7 These words were added by Mah. 32 of 1966, s. 5. 8 These words were substituted for the words “Municipal Account Committee” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 73(c). 9 Sub-section (1) was substituted by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 73(a). 10 These words were substituted for the words “Municipal Accounts Committee” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 73(b)(i). 11 These words were substituted for the words “Member-in-charge” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 73(b)(ii). 12 These words were substituted for the words “Municipal Accounts Committee” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 73(b)(i). 13 Sections 136 and 137 were substituted for the original by Bom. 2 of 1938, s. 7. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 183