57.4  Audit

For the purposes of:

(a)  the Local Government Finance Act 1982 (and any other Law relating to the inspection, examination and auditing of the Authority's accounts);

(b)  the examination and certification of the Authority's accounts;

(c)  an examination pursuant to the 1999 Act of the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the Authority has performed its function,

the District Auditor and the Audit Commission may examine such documents as he or it may reasonably require which are owned, held or otherwise within the control of the Service Provider and/or any Sub-Contractor and may require the Service Provider and/or any Sub-Contractor to produce such oral or written explanations as he considers necessary.