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61. Appointment of Registrar and other officers.-

(1) The State Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Registrar of Chits and as many Additional, Joint, Deputy and Assistant Registrars as Amy be necessary for the purpose of discharging the duties imposed upon the Registrar by or under this Act.

(2) The Registrar may appoint as many inspectors of chits and chit auditors as may be necessary for the purpose of discharging the duties imposed on the inspectors of chits or chit auditors by or under this Act.

(3) All inspectors of chits and chit auditors shall discharge the duties imposed upon them by or under this Act under the general superintendence and control of the Registrar.

(4) If the Registrar is of the opinion that the accounts of any chit are not properly maintained and that such accounts should be audited it shall be lawful, for him to have such accounts audited by a chit auditor.

(5) It shall be the duty of the foreman of the chit whose accounts are to be audited by a chit auditor under sub-section (4)to produce before the chit auditorium all accounts, books and other records relating to the chit, to furnish him with such information as may be required and afford him all such assistance and facilities as may be necessary and reasonable in regards to the audit of the accounts of the chit.

(6) The foreman shall pay to the chit auditor such fees as may be prescribed for the audit of the accounts of the chit under sub-section (4);
Provided that different scales of fees may be prescribed for different chits depending on other quantum of the chit amount.

62.Inspection of documents is Registrars office.- The foreman of a chit or any subscriber in achit or the heirs or legal representatives of any foreman or subscriber may, on payment of suchfees as may be prescribed,-

(a) inspect the documents of the concerned chit kept by the Registrar; or

(b) obtain a certified copy or an extract of any such document or record.

63.Levy of fees.-

(1) There shall be paid to the Registrar such fees as the State Government may, from item to time prescribe, for,-

          (a) the issue of previous sanction under section 4:

         (b)the filing of the chit agreement with the Registrar and the registration of the chit under section 7.

         (c)the filing of a declaration with the Registrar and the grant of a certificate of commencement under section 9;

         (d)the filing of copies of documents under any of the provisions of this Act;

         (e)the audit of the accounts of the foreman under section61;

         (f) the inspection of documents under section 62;

         (g)the obtaining of certified copies or extracts of documents and records under section 62; and

         (h) such other matters as may appear necessary to the State Government.

(2) A table of fees prescribed under sub-section (1) shall be exhibited on a notice board in
the office of the Registrar.