Lawgist15Powers and duties of Inspectors
An Inspector may, subject to such restrictions or conditions as may be prescribed, exercise all or any of the following powers, namely:--
(a) enter at all reasonable times with such assistants, if any, being persons in the service of the Government or any local or other public authority, as he thinks fit, any premises or place where woman are employed or work is given to them in an establishment, for the purposes of examining any registers, records and notices required to be kept or exhibited by or under this Act and required their production for inspection;
(b) examine any person whom he finds in any premises or place and who, he has reasonable cause to believe, is employed in the establishment:
Provided that no person shall be compelled under this section to answer any question or give any evidence tending to incriminate himself;
(c) require the employer to give information regarding the names and addresses of women employed, payments made to them, and applications or notices received from them under this Act; and
(d) take copies of any registered and records or notices or any portions thereof.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Application of Act
- 3 Definitions
- 4 Employment of, or work by, women prohibited during certain periods
- 5 Right to payment of maternity benefit
- 5A Continuance of payment of maternity benefit in certain cases
- 5B Payment of maternity benefit in certain cases
- 6 Notice of claim for maternity benefit and payment thereof
- 7 Payment of maternity benefit in case of death of a woman
- 8 Payment of medical bonus
- 9 Leave for miscarriage, etc
- 9A Leave with wages for tubectomy operation
- 10 Leave for illness arising out of pregnancy, delivery, premature birth of child, miscarriage, medical termination of pregnancy or tubectomy operation
- 11 Nursing breaks
- 11A Creche facility
- 12 Dismissal during absence of pregnancy
- 13 No deduction of wages in certain cases
- 14 Appointment of Inspectors
- 15 Powers and duties of Inspectors
- 16 Inspectors to be public servants
- 17 Power of Inspector to direct payments to be made
- 18 Forfeiture of maternity benefits
- 19 Abstract of Act and rules thereunder to be exhibited
- 20 Registers, etc
- 21 Penalty for contravention of Act by employer
- 22 Penalty for obstructing Inspector
- 23 Cognizance of offences
- 24 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 26 Power to exempt establishments
- 27 Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act
- 28 Power to make rules
- 29 Amendment of Act 69 of 1951
- 30 Repeal
