The Chief Inspector of Factories in respect of factories governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act LXIII of 1948), the Chief Inspector of Plantations in respect of Plantations governed by the Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (Central Act LXIX of 1951), 1[the Chief Inspector of Motor Transport Undertakings in respect of motor transport undertakings governed by the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961)] and the Deputy Commissioners of Labour in respect of other industrial establishments to which the provisions of the Act have been extended, shall be the authority competent to approve under sub-section (1) of section 8, acts and omissions in respect of which fines may be imposed under sub-section (8) of section 8, the purposes to which the proceeds of the fines shall be applied 2[in the case of establishments to which the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972 (Tamil Nadu Act 36 of 1972) does not apply.]
1Ins. by G.O. Ms. No. 319, Labour and Employment, dated the 17th April, 1976
2Ins. by G.O. Ms. No. 264, Labour and Employment, dated the 25th March, 1975 4