Rule 48. Powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator

The Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration may by notification in the Official Gazette appoints such a persons as thinks fit to be the Inspector –cum-Facilitator for the purpose of this code, who shall exercise the powers conferred on them under sub-section (5) of section 51 throughout the UT of Lakshadweep or such geographical limits assigned in relation to one or more establishments situated UT of Lakshadweep or geographical limits or in one or more establishments, irrespective of geographical limits, assigned to him by the UT of Lakshadweep Administration, as the case may be shall exercise their functions:.

(a) enter, at all reasonable hours, 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 employees are employed or work is given out to out-workers whether unskilled occupation, skilled occupation, semi-skilled occupation and highly skilled occupation in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed under this Act, for the purpose of examining any register, record of wages or notices required to be kept or exhibited by or under this Act or rules made there under, and require the production thereof for inspection;

(b) examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and who, he has reasonable cause to believe, is an employee employed therein or an employee to whom work is given out therein and require any person giving out-work and any out-workers, to give any information, which is in his power to give, with respect to the names and addresses of the persons to, for and from whom the work is given out or received, and with respect to the payments to be made for the work;

(c) seize or take copies of such register, record of wages or notices or portions thereof as he may consider relevant in respect of an offence under this Act which he has reason to believe has been committed by an employer; and

(d) supervise the payment of wages to persons employed in any factory or industrial or any other establishment;

(e) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed;

(f) Every Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);

(g) Any person required to produce any document or thing or to give any information by an inspector-cum-facilitator under sub-rule (a) to (e) shall be deemed to be legally bound to do so within the meaning of section 175 and section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)].