Apprentices Act, 1961
29. POWERS
OF ENTRY, INSPECTION, ETC. -
(1) Subject
to any rules made in this behalf, the Central Apprenticeship Adviser or such
other person, not below the rank of an Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser, as may
be authorized by the Central Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf
may -
(a) with
such assistants, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and examine any
establishment or part thereof at any reasonable time;
(b) examine
any apprentice employed therein or require the production of any register,
record or other documents maintained in pursuance of this Act and take on the
spot or otherwise statements of any person which he may consider necessary for
carrying out the purposes of this Act;
(c) make
such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the
provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder are being observed in the
establishment;
(d) exercise
such other powers as may be prescribed :
Provided
that a State Apprenticeship Adviser or such other person, not below the rank of
an Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser, as may be authorized by the State
Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf may also exercise any of the
powers specified in clause (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this sub-section in relation
to establishments for which the appropriate Government is the State Government.
(2)
Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), no person shall be compelled under
this section to answer any question or make any statement which may tend
directly or indirectly to incriminate him.