Section 3. Appointment of Director and other Audit Officers

3. (1) There may be appointed a person to be the Director, Local Fund Audit Department and the following category, of officers to assist him, namely (a) Deputy Director, Local Fund Audit Department (b) Assistant Director, Local Fund Audit Department; (c) District Audit Officer, Local Fund Accounts; (d) Senior Auditor, Local Fund Accounts; (e) Auditor, Local Fund Accounts; (f) Any other officer appointed by the State Government. (2) The State Government may, on such terms and conditions, as may be determined by it, appoint the Director, and every such officer, as is referred to in sub-section (1) and may make provisions with regard to the appointment andconditions of service of their staff. (3) The persons appointed under sub-section (2) shall within Appointment of Director and other Audit Officers such areaas the appointing authority may specify, exercise such powers and perform such dutiesas may be conferred or imposed on them by or under this Act. (4) The State Government may, by notification, confer upon any officer notbelow the rank of an Assistant director. Local Fund Audit Department the powers of the Director under sub-section (4) of section 4 or section 6 or section 7 or section 8 or section 9.