(1)

The Charity Commissioner, the Deputy or Assistant Charity Commissioner or any officer authorised by the State Government by a general or special order shall have power-

(a) to enter on and inspect or cause to be entered on and inspect any property belonging to a public trust;

(b) to call for or inspect any extract from any proceedings of the trustees of any public trust, [and any books of accounts or documents in the possession, or under the control, of the trustees or any person on behalf of the trustees;] [This section was inserted by Bombay 6 of 1960, Section 7.]

(c) to call for any return, statement, account or report which he may think fit from the trustees or any person connected with a public trust.

(2)

[ It shall be the duty of every trustee to afford all reasonable facilities to any officer exercising any of the powers under sub-section (1) and the trustees [and person referred to in sub-section (1) shall comply with any order made or direction issued by such officer in exercise of the power conferred upon him or under sub-section (1).] [This sub-section was inserted by Bombay 6 of 1960, Section 21.]