Powers of the Inspectors and their Superior Officers

(1) Inspectors and above under Sikkim Labour Service Cadre shall be deemed to be Inspectors appointed under this Act. (2) Subject to any rules made in this behalf, within the local limits for which he or she is appointed, an Inspector may: (a) if he or she has reasons to believe that any worker is employed in an establishment, premises or place, he or she may enter, during working hours, with assistance of any local respectable person or any public servant, such premises, establishment or place for the purpose of,- (i) satisfying himself whether the provisions of this Act in relation to the registration of Principal Employer, Service Provider, Sub-Service Provider, Owner and workers, relating to conditions of service, payment of wages or other facilities to be provided to the workers are being complied with; (ii) examining any register or record or notices required to be kept or exhibited by the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, and requiring the production there for inspection; (iii) examining any person found in any such premises, establishment or place for the purpose of determining whether such person is a worker; (iv) seizing or taking copies of such register, record of wages or notices or particulars of workers 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 the Principal Employer, Employer, Service Provider, Sub-service provider or Owner of establishments; (v) investigating the above offences and filing a report.