Lawgist41DPower of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee
1[41D. Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee.--(1) The Central Government may, in the event of the occurrence of an extraordinary situation involving a factory engaged in a hazardous process, appoint an Inquiry Committee to inquire into the standards of health and safety observed in the factory with a view to finding out the causes of any failure or neglect in the adoption of any measures or standards prescribed for the health and safety of the workers employed in the factory or the general public affected, or likely to be affected, due to such failure or neglect and for the prevention and recurrence of such extraordinary situations in future in such factory or elsewhere.
(2) The Committee appointed under sub-section (1) shall consist of a Chairman and two other members and the terms of reference of the Committee and the tenure of office of its members shall be such as may be determined by the Central Government according to the requirements of the situation.
(3) The recommendations of the Committee shall be advisory in nature.]
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1. Ins. by Act 20 of 1987, s. 20 (w.e.f. 1-12-1987).
- 41A Constitution of Site Appraisal Committee
- 41B Compulsory disclosure of information by the occupier
- 41C Specific responsibility of the occupier in relation to hazardous processes
- 41D Power of Central Government to appoint Inquiry Committee
- 41E Emergency standards
- 41F Permissible limits of exposure of chemical and toxic substances
- 41G Workers’ participation in safety management
- 41H Right of workers to warn about imminent danger
