(i) The State Goivernment may, by notification in made under this section may direct that any such the official Gazette, appoint such officer or such persons or class of persons as they think fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act within such local limits as they may assign to them respectively.
(ii) The State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint the Labour Commissioner, or Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner of Nagaland as Chief Inspector for the purposes of this Act.
Powers and duties of Inspectors
26. Subject to any rules made by the State Government in this behalf, an Inspector may within the local limits for which he is appointed:
(a) enter at all reasonable times and with such assistants, if any being persons in the service of the Government of any local authority as he thinks fit, any place which is or which he has reasons to believe is an establishment.
(b) make such inspection of the premises and of any prescribed registers/records and notice and take on the spot or otherwise evidence of any person as he may deem necessary, for carrying out the purposes of this Act., and
(c) exercise such other powers as may be necessary for carrying out the purpose of this Act.
Provided that no one shall he required under this section to answer any question or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself.
Inspector to be public servant
27. Every Inspector appointed under sub-section (1) of section 25 shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 12 of the Indian Penal Code, Act XLV of 1960.
Employer to produce records etc. for Inspectors
28. Every employer shall, on demand produce for inspection of an Inspector all registers, records and notice required to be kept under and for the purposes of this Act.
Chapter VIII OFFENCES, PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE Penalties