14. The Comptroller shall be entitled to free access to all records, documents and books respecting the financial commitments of each department and of each body designated by the Government the costs of administration of which are paid out of an appropriation voted or included in the estimates.
He shall also have the right to require from any person in the civil service and from any officer or employee of a body contemplated in the first paragraph such information, reports and explanations as he considers necessary for the proper performance of his duties.