Maternity Benefit Act,1961
15. Powers 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 person in the service of the government or any local or other public
authority, as he thinks fit, any premises or place where women are employed or
work is given to them in an establishment, for the purposes of examining any
register, records and notices required to be kept or exhibited by or under this
Act and require 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 registers and records or notices or any
portions thereof.