Inspectors

Inspectors.—

1. (1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act and define the local limits within which they shall exercise their powers.
2. (2) Subject to any rules made in this behalf, an Inspector may—
   • (a) enter and remain with such assistants (if any) as he thinks fit, in any premises or place where scheduled employment is being carried on for the purpose of examining any register, record of wages or notices required to be kept or exhibited under any scheme and require the production thereof for inspection;
   • (b) examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and who he has reasonable cause to believe is a worker employed therein;
   • (c) require any person giving out work to an unprotected worker to give any information, which is in his power to give, with respect to the names and addresses of the persons to, for and from whom the work is given out and received, and with respect to the payments to be made for the work;
   • (d) seize or take copies of such registers, records of wages or notices or portions thereof as he may consider relevant in respect of an offence under this Act which he has reason to believe has been committed by an employer.
3. (3) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (XLV of 1860).