(1) The State Government shall, by Notification in the Official Gazette,-
(a) appoint the Officers of the Labour Welfare Department not below the rank of Labour Officer as Inspector for the purpose of this Act ; and
(b) define the limit within which an Inspector shall exercise the powers conferred on him by or under this Act. Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code.
(2) Every Inspector appointed under this section shall be subject to the control of the Labour Commissioner-cum Controlling Authority.
No.45 of 1986 4 Powers of Inspectors.
8. Subject to any rules made in this behalf, an Inspector may, within the local limits for which he is appointed,-
(a) enter at all reasonable hours, with such assistance, if any, of persons in the service of the Government or any local or other public authority as he thinks fit, any premises or office of the Private Placement Agency, for the purpose of examining any register or record or notices required to be kept or exhibited by or under this Act, and require the production thereof for inspection;
(b) examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and whom he has reasonable cause to believe, is a worker employed or engaged by the Agency, therein;
(c) seize or take copies of such register, record 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 the Private Placement Agency; and
(d) exercise such powers as may be prescribed.
Appeal. 9.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an Order of the Controlling Authority, made under section 5 or 6, may prefer an appeal, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, against the Order to the Appellate Authority within a period of 30(Thirty) days of the date of receipt of such Order:
Provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the said period of 30 (thirty) days if the appellant satisfies the Appellate Authority that he was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the aforesaid period;
(2) Before disposing of an Appeal, the Appellate Authority shall give the Appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(3) Every Appeal under this section shall be disposed of within 3 months from the date of its filing.
Function and Duties of Private Placement Agency.