(1) The State Government may appoint Inspectors for carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) The terms and conditions of service of such Inspectors shall be such as may be prescribed.
(3) Any Inspector may—
(a) with such assistants, if any, as he considers necessary being persons in the service of the Government, enter at all reasonable hours any premises or place for inspecting any records, registers, documents and notices required to be maintained and kept under this Act or the rules made thereunder and require the production thereof for inspection and for taking copies, if necessary, and
(b) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed.
17. The Board shall take over and employ such of the existing staff under the control of the Labour Commissioner, West Bengal, as the State Government may direct and every person so taken over and employed shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder:
Provided that—
(a) during the period of such employment all matters relating to pay, leave, allowances, pensions, provident fund and all other conditions of service of the said staff shall be regulated by the rules of the State Government for the time being in force or such other rules as may from time to time be made by the State Government;
(b) every person so taken over shall have a right of appeal to the State Government against any order of reduction, dismissal 192 The West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1974.
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(Sections 18-21.)
orremoval from service or fi ne or any other penalty imposed by the Board:
Provided further that any person so taken over may elect within the prescribed period that he desires to be governed by the regulations made under this Act in respect of the conditions of service of the staff appointed by the Board under this Act and on his electing to do so the provisions of the first proviso shall cease to apply to him.