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An extract from the
constitution of the
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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Contents | |
| Establishment of the Office of
Auditor-General |
127. (1) | There shall be a Comptroller and
Auditor-General of Bangladesh (Herein After referred to as the Auditor
General) who shall be appointed by the President |
| (2) |
Subject to the provision of this
constitution ands of any law made by parliament the conditions of the
service of Auditor General shall be such as the President may, by order,
determine. |
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| Functions of Auditor General |
128.(1) | The public Accounts of the
Republic and of all courts of law and all authorities and officers of the
government shall be audited and reported on by the auditor general and for
that purpose he or any person authorized by him in that behalf shall have
access all records books, vouchers, documents, stamps, securities, stores
of other government properties in the possession of any person of service
of the republic. |
| (2) | Without prejudice to the
provisions of clause (1) if it is prescribed by law in the case of any
body corporate directly established by law the accounts of that body
corporate shall be audited and reported by such person as may be so
prescribed. |
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| (3) | Parliament may be law required
the Auditor General to exercise such functions in addition to those in
specified in clause (1) as such law may prescribed and until provision is
made by law under this clause the president may, by order, make such
provision. |
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| (4) |
The Auditor General in the
exercise of his functions under clause (1) shall not be subject to the
direction or control of any other person or authority. |
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| Term of Office of Auditor-General |
129.(1) | The Auditor-General shall subject to this article, hold office until he attends the age of sixty years. |
| (2) | The auditor General shall not be removed from his office except in like manner and on the like ground as a judge of the 1[Supreme Court]. | |
| (3) | The Auditor-General may resign
his office by writing under his hand addressed to the President. |
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| (4) |
On ceasing to hold the Office of Auditor-General shall not be eligible for further office in the service of the Republic. | |
| Acting Auditor-General |
130 |
At any time, when the Office of
Auditor-General is vacant or the President is satisfied that the
Auditor-General is unable to perform his functions on account of absence,
illness or any other cause, the President may appoint a person to act as
Auditor General and to perform his function of that office until an
appointment is made under article 127 or as the case may be until the
Auditor General resumes the functions of his office. |
| Form and Manner of keeping Public
Accounts |
131 | The Public Accounts of the
republic shall be kept in such form and in such manner as the Auditor
General may, with the approval of the President prescribed. |
| Reports of Auditor-General to be
laid before Parliament |
132 | The reports of Auditor-General
relating to the public accounts of the republic shall be submitted to the
president who shall cause them to be laid before parliament. |
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