Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Inspectors.—(1) An Inspector of Factories appointed under 6[sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948)], shall be an Inspector for the purposes of this Act in respect of all factories within the local limits assigned to him. (2) 2[Appropriate Government] may appoint Inspectors for the purposes of this Act in respect of all persons employed upon a railway (otherwise than in a factory) to whom this Act applies. (3) 2[Appropriate Government] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such other persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act, and may define the local limits within which and the class of factories and 7[industrial or other establishments] in respect of which they shall exercise their functions. 8[(4) An Inspector may,— (a) make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or rules made thereunder are being observed; (b) with such assistance, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and search any premises of any railway, factory or 9[industrial or other establishment] at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out the object of this Act;