Section 32: Supervision by Prescribed Authority

The ¹[Prescribed Authority may] —

(a) inspect, or cause to be inspected ²[by an officer not below the rank of a sub-divisional officer] any immovable property used or occupied by a Municipality or joint committee or any work in progress under the direction of a Municipality or of such committee ;

(b) by order in writing call for and inspect a book or document in the possession or under the control of a Municipality or of such committee;

(c) by order in writing require a Municipality or such committee to furnish such statements, accounts, reports or copies of documents, relating to the proceedings or duties of the Municipality or committee as [it] ³ thinks fit to call for, and

(d) record in writing, for the consideration of a Municipality or of such committee, any observations [it]³ thinks proper in regard to the proceedings or duties of the Municipality or committee.