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| (1) The Minister or the Commissioner or any person generally or specially authorized in that behalf by the Minister or the Commissioner may
| | (a) inspect any public building, immovable property or institution, used or occupied by, or under the control of, a Pradeshiya Sabha or any work in progress under the direction of the Pradeshiya Sabha ; | | |
| | (b) Call for, inspect, or take charge of, any books or document in the possession, or under the control of, the Pradeshiya Sabha; | | |
| | (c) require any person entrusted with, or having dominion of, any money or property or any Pradeshiya Sabha, to produce such money or property for inspection or verification; | | |
| | (d) inquire into any matter pertaining to the administration of the Pradeshiya Sabha or the exercise of the powers and the performances of the duties and functions, by the Pradeshiya, Sabha under this Act or any other law; | | |
| | (e) require any Pradeshiya Sabha to furnish statements, accounts, reports or copies of documents relating to the Pradeshiya Sabha or any committee therefor. | | |
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| (2) Any person who neglects or refuses to produce any books, documents, moneys or properties or to furnish any statements, accounts, reports or copies of documents when required to do so under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees and a further fine not exceeding fifty rupees per day for each day during which such offence is continued after such conviction. |
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