s 58 Compliance reviews
58.—(1) The Minister may establish a program of compliance reviews for Town Councils, the purpose of which is to ensure that the Town Councils conduct their business in accordance with this Act, the Financial Rules and rules made under section 82.[17/2017] (2) A compliance review is to be carried out by an inspector, or 2 or more inspectors, assigned to the review by the Minister.[17/2017] (3) The inspector or inspectors assigned under subsection (2) to carry out a compliance review of a Town Council must report to the Minister and the Town Council on the results of the compliance review.[17/2017] (4) The results of a compliance review of a Town Council must be given to the Town Council, and may contain recommendations for administrative or regulatory change.[17/2017] (5) The members, secretary, employees, key officers and committee members of a Town Council, or a managing agent of a Town Council and its employees (as the case may be) must, at the request of an inspector assigned to carry out a compliance review of the Town Council —(a) do anything reasonably necessary to facilitate the exercise of powers of the inspector under this section; (b) answer questions relevant to the compliance review asked by the inspector; (c) produce specified records or documentary material relevant to the compliance review; (d) give other assistance the inspector reasonably requires; or (e) do any combination of paragraphs (a) to (d).[17/2017] (6) An inspector conducting a compliance review of a Town Council may by notice require any person mentioned in subsection (5) —(a) to produce accounts and statements in writing with respect to any matter in question at the compliance review, being a matter on which that person has or can reasonably obtain information; (b) to return answers in writing to any questions or inquiries addressed to the person on any matter mentioned in paragraph (a); (c) to produce copies of documents in the person’s custody or under the person’s control which relate to any matter in question at the compliance review; (d) to attend at a specified time and place and give evidence or produce any such documents; or (e) to verify by statutory declaration any such accounts, documents, statements or answers produced, returned or given under paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d), as the case may be.[43A [17/2017]